concerning us; wherefore it must needs be that w concerning them, for they are written upon the pl brass. 22. Now it came to pass that I, Nephi, did te brethren these things; and it came to pass that I'd many things to them, which were engraven upon the of brass, that they might know concerning the doings Lord in other lands, among people of old. 23. And I did read many things unto them, whic written in the book of Moses; but that I might mor persuade them to believe in the Lord their Redeemer read unto them that which was written by the p Isaiah; for I did liken all scriptures unto us, that it be for our profit and learning. 24. Wherefore I spake unto them, saying, Hear words of the prophet, ye who are a remnant of the ho Israel, a branch who have been broken off; hear words of the prophet, which were written unto all the of Israel, and liken them unto yourselves, that ye may hope as well as your brethren, from whom ye have broken off; for after this manner has the prophet wr CHAPTER 20. (See Isaiah 48.) 1. HEARKEN and hear this, O house of Jacob, wh called by the name of Israel, and are come forth "o the waters of Judah, who 'swear by the name of the and make mention of the God of Israel, yet they swear in truth nor in righteousness; 2. Nevertheless they call themselves of the holy but they do not stay_themselves upon the God of Is who is the Lord of Hosts; yea, the Lord of Hosts is name. 3. Behold, I have declared the former things from beginning; and they went forth out of my mouth, a shewed them. I did shew them suddenly, 4. And I did it because I knew that thou wert obstin and thy neck was an iron sinew, and thy brow brass; 5. And I have, even "from the beginning declared to t before it came to pass I shewed them thee; and I she them for fear lest thou shouldst say, mine idol hath d them, and my graven image, and my molten image h commanded them. 6. Thou hast seen and heard all this; and will ye o, III. Nep. 10: 16, 17. p, see a, 1. Nep. 3. a, Isa. 48: 26. b, Deut. 6:13. Isa. 65: 16. 5:2. d, Isa. 52: 1. e, Mic. 3: 9-11. 44:7, 8. 45: 21. 46: 9. 10. g, Ex. 32.9. Zeph. 1:5. f, Isa. 41: 22. Deut. 31: 27. Jer. 4 42: 9. 43 h, see f. declare them? And that I have shewed thee new things from this time, even hidden things, and thou didst not know them. 7. They are created now, and not from the beginning; even before the day when thou heardest them not they were declared unto thee, lest thou shouldst say, Behold I knew them. 8. Yea, and thou heardest not; yea, thou knewest not; yea, from that time thine ear was not opened; for I knew that thou wouldst deal very treacherously, and wast called a transgressor from the womb. 9. Nevertheless, for my name's sake will I defer mine anger, and for my praise will I refrain from thee, that I cut thee not off; 10. For, behold, I have refined thee, I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction. 11. For mine own sake, yea, for mine own sake will I do this, for I will not suffer my name to be polluted, and I will not give my glory unto another. 12. Hearken unto me, O Jacob, and Israel my called; for I am he; I am the first, and I am also the last. I call unto 13. Mine hand hath also laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand hath spanned the heavens. them, and they stand up together. 14. "All ye, assemble yourselves, and hear; who among them hath declared these things unto them? The Lord hath loved him; yea, and he will fulfil his word which he hath declared by them; and he will do his pleasure on Babylon, and his arm shall come upon the Chaldeans. 15. Also, saith the Lord; I the Lord, yea, I have spoken; yea, I have called him to declare, I have brought him, and he shall make his way prosperous. 16. Come ye near unto me: I have not spoken in secret from the beginning; from the time that it was declared have I spoken; and the Lord God, and his Spirit, hath sent me. 17. And thus saith the Lord, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; I have sent him, the Lord thy God who teacheth thee to profit, who leadeth thee by the way thou shouldst go, has done it. 18. O that thou hadst hearkened to my commandment! then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea; 19. "Thy seed also had been as the sand; the offspring of thy bowels like the gravel thereof; his name should not have been cut off nor destroyed from before me. 20. 'Go ye forth of Babylon, flee ye from the Chaldeans, i, Ps. 58: 3. 1, Ps. 102: 25. q, Isa. 45: 19. Zech. 2:6, 7. j, Isa. 42: 8. k, Isa. 41: 4. Rev. 1: 17. 22: 13. o, Isa. 44: 28. p, Isa. 45: 1—4. 8, Jer. 50: 8. 51: 6, 44, 45. Hos. 1: 10. with a voice of singing declare ye, tell this, utter to of the earth; say ye, the Lord hath redeemed his Jacob. 21. And they "thirsted not; he led them thro deserts; he caused the waters to flow out of the them; he clave the rock also, and the waters gushed 22. And notwithstanding he hath done all th greater also, there is no peace, saith the Lord, u wicked. CHAPTER 21. (See Isaiah 49.) 1. AND again: Hearken, O ye house of Israel, all are broken off and are driven out, because of the wick of the pastors of my people; yea, all ye that are bro that are scattered abroad, who are of my people, O ho Israel. Listen,_ "O isles, unto me, and hearken ye from far; the Lord hath called me from the womb the bowels of my mother hath he made mention name. 2. And he hath made my mouth like a sharp swo the shadow of his hand hath he hid me; and mad polished shaft; in his quiver hath he hid me; 3. And said unto me, Thou art my servant, O Isr whom I will be glorified. 4. Then I said, I have laboured in vain, I have spe strength for naught and in vain; surely my judgm with the Lord, and my work with my God. 5. And now, saith the Lord, that formed me fro womb that I should be 'his servant, to bring Jacob ag him: Though Israel be not gathered, yet shall I be gl in the eyes of the Lord, and my God shall b strength. 6. And he said, It is a light thing that thou should my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to resto preserved of Israel. I will also give thee for a light Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the en the earth. 7. Thus saith the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel, his One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the na abhorreth, to servant of rulers, kings shall see and a princes also shall worship, because of the Lord th faithful. 8. Thus saith the Lord, in an acceptable time ha heard thee, O isles of the sea, and in a day of salva have I helped thee; and I will preserve thee, and thee my servant for a covenant of the people, to establish the earth, to cause to inherit the desolate heritages; 9. That thou mayest say to the prisoners, Go forth; to them that sit in darkness, Shew yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures shall be in all high places. 10. They shall not hunger nor thirst, neither shall the heat nor the sun smite them; for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even "by the springs of water shall he guide them. 11. And I will make all my mountains a way, and 'my highways shall be exalted. 12. And then, O house of Israel, behold, these shall come from far; and lo, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim. 13. Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; for the feet of those who are in the east shall be established; and break forth into singing, O mountains; for they shall be smitten no more; for the Lord hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted. 14. But, behold, Zion hath said, The Lord hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me; but he will shew that he hath not. 15. For can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? Yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee, O house of Israel. 16. Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me. 17. Thy children shall make haste against thy destroyers; and they that made thee waste, shall go forth of thee. 18. Lift up thine eyes round about and behold; "all these gather themselves together, and they shall come to thee. And as I live, saith the Lord, thou shalt surely clothe thee with them all, as with an ornament, and bind them on even as a bride. 19. For thy waste and thy desolate places, and the land of thy destruction, shall even now be too narrow by reason of the inhabitants; and they that swallowed thee up shall be far away. 20. The children whom thou shalt have, after thou hast lost the first, shall again in thine ears say, The place is too straight for me; give place to me that I may dwell. 21. Then shalt thou say in thine heart, who hath begotten me these, seeing I have lost my children, and am desolate, a captive, and removing to and fro? and who hath g, in the elevated regions of the i, see J. J, Isa. 40: 3. 62: 10. earth, and in the desert. k, Isa. n, Mic. 4: 11-13. e, see e, II. Nep. 3. f, 11. Nep. 3: 5. Rocky mountains. h, see u, I. Nep. 20. Rail-ways exalted in the high places of the 43:6-7. l, Isa. 44: 23. m. Ps. 103: 13. p, the ten lost tribes, ver. 21. 9, the dispersed of Judah, 17. o, ver. brought up these? Behold, I was left alone; these have they been? 22. Thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I will lift up hand to the Gentiles, and set up my standard to the and they shall bring thy sons in their arms, daughters shall be carried upon their shoulders. a 23. And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and queens thy nursing mothers; they shall bow down with their face towards the earth, and lick up the thy feet; and thou shalt know that I am the Lord; fo shall not be ashamed that wait for me. 24. "For shall the prey be taken from the mighty, lawful captives delivered? 25. But thus saith the Lord, even the captives mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the t shall be delivered; for I will contend with him tha tendeth with thee, and I will save thy children. 26. And I will feed them that oppress thee with own flesh; they shall be drunken with their own blo with sweet wine; and all flesh shall know that I the am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the Mighty O Jacob. CHAPTER 22. 1. AND now it came to pass that after I, Nephi, had these things which were engraven upon the "plates of my brethren came unto me and said unto me, meaneth these things which ye have read? Behold, are to be understood according to things which are spir which shall come to pass according to the Spirit and no flesh? 2. And I, Nephi, said unto them, Behold, they manifest unto the prophet, by the voice of the Spirit; f the Spirit are all things made known unto the prop which shall come upon the children of men according t flesh. 3. Wherefore, the things of which I have read, things pertaining to things both temporal and spiritual it appears that the house of Israel, sooner or later, wi scattered upon all the face of the earth, and also amon nations, 4. And behold there are many who are already lost 1 the knowledge of those who are at Jerusalem. Yea, more part of all the tribes have been led away; and they r, Isa. 63: 18-20. s, Isa. 62: 10. see p, II. Nep. 15. t, 1. Nep.: 11. Nep. 6: 6, 7. 10: 8, 9. 22:13, 14. II. Nep. 6: 14-18. a, see a, 1. Nep. 3. u, I. Nep. 22: 12-14. v, I. Nep. 14: 15 1 |