‘For thus says the Lord Yahweh, “I will bring on Tyre Nebuchadrezzar, king of Babylon, king of kings (supreme king), from the north, with horses and with chariots, and with horsemen, and a company and much people.”.'

Nebuchadrezzar may have been the ‘king of kings', but the idea is that the supreme king does Yahweh's bidding. This variation in name from Nebuchadnezzar is in fact closer to the Babylonian name Nabu-kudurri-usur, while Nebuchadnezzar is closer to the Greek form Nabochodonosor and is a variant form. His early career is described in the Babylonian records known as ‘the Babylonian Chronicle' which give us valuable information for dating various events.

So Yahweh would bring the supreme king against Tyre with a huge well-armed army.

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