The rapid and irresistible attack of Nebuchadnezzar is compared to the impetuous dash of the eagle on its prey (Deuteronomy 28:49).

He shall fly as an eagle ... —The image, as in Deuteronomy 28:49; Isaiah 46:11; Ezekiel 17:3, was the natural symbol…

Here again he introduces God’s name, for it was necessary to confirm an incredible prophecy by his authority. “God is he,” he says, “who declares t…

For thus says the Lord, behold, he shall fly as an eagle, &c.] The enemy, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, with his army; …