Encyclopedia of The Bible – Merodach
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Merodach

MERODACH mĭ rō’ dăk (מְרֹדַכְ׃֩). Hebrew VS of Akkad. Marduk, the Babylonian god. Merodach is the divine element in some personal names: Evil-Merodach (2 Kings 25:27; Jer 52:31), Merodach-baladan (2 Kings 20:12; Isa 39:1).

The prophet declared against Babylon that “Bel is put to shame, Merodach is dismayed” (Jer 50:2).