7. Babylon and Assyria are often interchangeable phrases in the prophets; thus, having spoken of the demise of the king of Babylon, v 25 says, "I will break the Assyrian...". The prophecies about Babylon in Is. 47 are repeated concerning Assyria in Nahum 3:5,4,18 and Zeph. 2:13,15; and 2 Chron. 33:11 says that the king of Assyria took Manasseh captive to Babylon - showing the interchangeability of the terms. Amos 5:27 says that Israel were to go into captivity "beyond Damascus", i.e. in Assyria, but Stephen quotes this as "beyond Babylon" (Acts 7:43). Ezra 6:1 describes Darius the king of Babylon making a decree concerning the rebuilding of the temple.
Babeli na Ashuri mara nyingi wanabadilishana maneno katika manabii; hivi akiisha kusema kifo cha mfalme wa Babeli, Msta. 25 unasema "Nitamvunja huyo mwashuri ……" Unabii kuhusu Babeli katika Isa. 47 umerudiwa kuhusu Waashuri kwa Nahumu 3: 5, 4, 18 na Sefania 2: 13,15; na Nyaka. 33: 11 kusema kwamba mfalme wa Ashuri (alimchukua) alimtwaa manase utumwani Babeli - ni kuonyesha kubadilishana kwa kuita maneno. Amosi. 5: 27 unasema kwamba Israeli walikuwa wanakwenda utumwani "mbali kupita Dameski"yaani Ashuru, lakini Stefano ananukuu mstari huu kuwa"mbali kupita Babeli" (Matendo. 7: 43). Ezra 6:1 ni maelezo ya Dario mfalme wa Babeli akitoa amri ya kujenga tena hekalu.