Zenock, a brass plate prophet, does not appear in our received Old Testament, nor does Ezias. This is the only mention of this name in the scriptures. Since Ezias is coupled with Zenock, it is also possible that this is a name from the brass plates for which we have only one reference. The name is suspicious, however. It appears most similar to Esaias as seen in the New Testament (Matt. 3:3, 4:14, 8:17, and others). The New Testament Esaias is the Greek transliteration of the prophet we know as Isaiah from the Old Testament. The presence of the final /s/ on the name comes from the requirement of the Greek language that a male name end in /s/. The final /s/ on Ezias is therefore also suspicious. The intended name from the plates of Nephi is not knowable.
Nephi identifies Jeremiah’s prediction about Jerusalem’s destruction as an example of fulfilled prophecy, even though the Nephite knowledge about that destruction would have come only through Lehi’s prophetic declaration, not actual knowledge.
These citations, however, establish that the Nephites, even during their apostasy from important gospel principles, still retain basic beliefs. They accept the brass plates and the founding traditions of their people, which included the destruction of Jerusalem as Lehi’s reason for leaving. Unlike Laman and Lemuel who doubted, the Nephites so firmly believed in the destruction that Nephi2 could use it as a demonstration of the fulfillment of prophecy.