Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from The Prophecies of the Captivity (Isaiah XL LXVI): Explained According to the Revised Version
This is the popular form of the name, as it is given in the Second Book of Kings. The more correct form - Nebuchadrezzar - is regularly used by Ezekiel and sometimes by Jeremiah. It signifies Nebo, protect the crown.' Nebo was one of the most important deities of Babylon, the 'prophet god, ' the 'wise, ' the creator of peace, ' the 'opener' and 'enlarger of the ear.' His father had joined with the Medes in overthrowing the power of Assyria, and for nearly three-quarters of a century (605 - 538) the Babylonian empire was the ruling force in Western Asia.
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