Who is “the king of Babylon” in 2 Nephi 24:4 and Isaiah 14:4? - Book of Mormon Isaiah

Who is “the king of Babylon” in 2 Nephi 24:4 and Isaiah 14:4?

In Isaiah’s day, “king of Babylon” was an honorary title Assyrian kings assumed who conquered Babylon. We confirm their single identity from word links that identify him as Isaiah’s king of Assyria. While he performs the selfsame role of conquering the world, he personifies God’s “anger” and “wrath” and serves as the “rod” and “staff” with which God punishes the wicked (Isaiah 10:5, 12–15; 13:5–13; 14:4–6; 2 Nephi 20:5, 12–15; 23:5–13; 24:4–6). Transposed to an end-time context, we may expect a world conqueror who assumes both figures’ character traits.

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