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Greater Things > Parallels > Hybrids > II Nephi Huge > 2 Ne. 4:5b - 6:3 = 2 Ne. 21:1 - 25:6a

Continued From Above

.


(2 Nephi 4
(cont.))

(Isaiah 11)
(** 2 Nephi 21 **)

.

for behold, I know that if ye are brought up

1 And there shall come forth a rod

.

in the way ye should go

[AI am the way, the truth, the life@]

out of the stem of Jesse,

[AI am the vine, ye are the branches@]

.

ye
[AI, even I, will both search my sheep, and seek them out.@ (Ezk. 34:11.)]

and a branch

 

.

will not depart

[Ago ye out of the midst of her;@ cleave unto the Lord.]

 

shall grow out

[Aif it shall so be that they shall believe these things then shall the greater things be made manifest unto them.@ (3 Ne. 26:9.) AYe have taken away the key of knowledge, the fulness of the scriptures.@ (JST-Luke 11:52.)]

.

from it. [the way]

of his roots. [see Aroots@ below]

.

6 Wherefore, if ye are cursed,

[e.g. condemnation: 3 Ne. 26:10; D&C 84:55]

behold, I leave my blessing upon you,

2 And the Spirit of the Lord

[Athe word of the Lord is truth, ...is light, ...is Spirit@ (D&C 84:45)]

shall rest upon him,

[Aby his stripes we are healed@]

.

that the cursing may be taken from you and be answered

the spirit of wisdom

.

upon the heads of your parents.

and understanding,

[answering the tree of knowledge of good & evil?]

.

7 Wherefore, because of my blessing

the spirit of counsel [interceding covenant]

.

the Lord God will not suffer that ye shall perish;

and might, [power of deliverance]

.

wherefore, he will be merciful unto you and unto your seed forever.

the spirit of knowledge and [spirit] of the fear of the Lord;
.

8 And it came to pass that after my father had made an end of speaking to the sons and daughters of Laman, he caused the sons and daughters of Lemuel to be brought before him.

[you would have to be on your toes for this one]

3 And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the Lord;

 

 

.

9 And he spake unto them, saying: Behold, my sons and my daughters, who are the sons and the daughters of my second son; behold I leave unto you the same blessing which I left unto the sons and daughters of Laman;

and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes,

neither reprove after the hearing of his ears.

.

wherefore, thou shalt not utterly be destroyed;

4 But with righteousness shall he judge the poor,

.

but in the end thy seed shall be blessed.

and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth;

.

10 And it came to pass that when my father had made an end of speaking unto them,
behold, he spake unto the sons of Ishmael, yea, and even all his household.

and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth,

 

.

11 And after he had made an end of speaking unto them, he spake unto Sam, saying:

and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.

.

Blessed art thou,

and thy seed;

5 And righteousness
shall be the girdle of his loins,
and faithfulness
the girdle of his reins.

.

for thou shall inherit the land like unto thy brother Nephi.

6 The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb,

.

And thy seed shall be numbered with his seed;

and the leopard shall lie down with the kid,

.

and thou shalt be even like unto thy brother,

and the calf and the young lion and fatling together;

.

and thy seed like unto his seed;

and a little child

.

and thou shalt be blessed in all thy days.

shall lead them.

.

12 And it came to pass after my father, Lehi, had spoken unto all his household,

[the great council at Adam-Ondi-Ahman]

7 And the cow and the bear shall feed;

[nourished by word of God]

.

according to the feelings of his heart

their young ones shall lie down together;

.

[no enmity]and the Spirit of the Lord which was in him,

and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.

[millennial new heart not limited to man]

.

a he waxed old.

b And it came to pass that he died, and was buried.

a 8 And the suckling child

b shall play on the hole of the asp,

[In the millennium, there shall be no death, but man shall be changed in the twinkling of an eye]

a and the weaned child

b shall put his hand on the cockatrice's den. [with no harm]

.

13 And it came to pass that not many days after his death, Laman and Lemuel and the sons of Ishmael were angry with me

9 They shall not hurt nor destroy

 

.

because of the admonitions of the Lord.

in all my holy mountain,

.

14 For I, Nephi, was constrained to speak unto them, according to his word;

for I had spoken many things unto them,
and also my father, before his death;

for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea.

 

 

.

many of which sayings are written upon mine other plates;

for a more history part are written upon mine other plates.

[Lost 116 manuscript pages from the large plates]

10 And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, [Joseph Smith]

AI have told you the things which I have sealed up [vision of the Brother of Jared of all things]; therefore[, Joseph,] touch them not in order that ye may translate; for that thing is forbidden you, except by and by it shall be wisdom in God.@ (Ether 5:1)

[conditioned upon...]

AAnd when they shall have received this [Book of Mormon], which is expedient that they should have first, to try their faith, and if it shall so be that they shall believe these things then shall the greater things be made manifest unto them. And if it so be that they will not believe these things, then shall the greater things be withheld from them, unto their condemnation. (3 Ne. 26:10.)

.

15 And upon these [plates] I write the things of my soul, [the Book of Mormon]

which shall stand for an ensign of the people;

.

and many of the scriptures which are engraven upon the plates of brass.

 

 

 

to it shall the Gentiles seek;

[(1) In a positive sense, a few enlightened Gentiles know of the great treasure contained in the plates of brass. They therefore look and pray earnestly for their coming forth; (2) in a negative sense, the Gentile world embraces the Bible as we have it now as being permanently sufficient, and will spurn at the coming forth of the plates of brass, though they will further prove the validity of the Bible and restore portions now lost.]

.

For my soul delighteth in the scriptures,

.

and his rest shall be glorious.

and my heart pondereth them,

and writeth them

for the learning

and the profit

11 And it shall come to pass in that day that

the Lord shall s e t . h i s . h a n d .

a g a i n . t h e . s e c o n d . t i m e

AThe words and the way they are used in the Book of Mormon by the Lord should become our source of understanding and should be used by us in teaching gospel principles.@ B Ezra Taft Benson (C.R. Apr. 1987)

.

of my children.

16 Behold, my soul delighteth in the things of the Lord;

to recover the remnant of his people

which shall be left,

from Assyria,
and from Egypt,
and from Pathros,
and from Cush,
and from Elam,
and from Shinar,
and from Hamath,
and from the islands of the sea.

.

and my heart pondereth continually upon the things which I have seen and heard.

[which are recorded as scripture: namely the BofM]

12 And he shall set up an ensign for the nations,

.

17 Nevertheless, notwithstanding the great goodness of the Lord,

 

and shall assemble the outcasts of Israel,
and gather together the dispersed of Judah

from the four corners of the earth.

.

in showing me his great and marvelous works,

13 The envy of Ephraim also shall depart,
and the adversaries of Judah shall be cut off;

.

my heart exclaimeth: O wretched man that I am! [that we all are!]

[nothing] [which is what we are by ourselves]

.

Yea, my heart sorroweth because of my flesh;

Ephraim shall not envy Judah,

.

my soul grieveth because of mine iniquities.

[1st Messianic advent: to turns everyone from iniquity;   2nd advent: to deliver world from temporal captivity  -- to fulfill covenant made to Abraham.]

and Judah shall not vex Ephraim.

AFor God hath concluded them all [Jews rejection of Messiah and then Gentiles=] in unbelief, that he might have mercy [spiritually (1st) and temporally (2nd)] upon all.@ (Rom. 11:32)

.

18 I am encompassed about,

 

14 But they shall fly upon the shoulders of the Philistines towards the west;

.

they shall spoil them of the east together; because of

the temptations
and the sins [thorns in the flesh]

they shall lay their hand upon

Edom
and Moab; [thorns in the flesh]

.

which do so easily beset me.

and the children of Ammon shall obey them.

.

19 And when I desire to rejoice,

15 And the Lord shall utterly destroy the tongue of the Egyptian sea;

.

my heart groaneth because of my sins;

and with his mighty wind he shall shake his hand over the river,

.

nevertheless, I know in whom I have trusted.

and shall smite it in the seven streams, and make men go over dry shod.

.

20 My God hath been my support;

16 And there shall be a highway for the remnant of his people

.

he hath led me through mine afflictions in the wilderness;

which shall be left, from Assyria,

.

and he hath preserved me upon the waters of the great deep.

like as it was to Israel in the day that he came up out of the land of Egypt.

.


(2 Nephi 4 (cont.))

(Isaiah 12)
(** 2 Nephi 22 **)

.

21 He hath filled me with his love, even unto the consuming of my flesh.

1 And in that day thou shalt say: O Lord, I will praise thee;

.

22 He hath confounded mine enemies,

though thou wast angry with me

.

unto the causing of them to quake before me.

thine anger is turned away,

.

23 Behold, he hath heard my cry by day,
and he hath given me knowledge by visions in the nighttime.

and thou comfortedst me.

 

.

24 And by day have I waxed bold in mighty prayer before him;

2 Behold, God is my salvation;

[Mosiah 11:25: mighty prayer and deliverance]

.

yea, my voice have I sent up on high;

I will trust,

.

and angels came down and ministered unto me.

and not be afraid; [fear not...]

.

25 And upon the wings of his Spirit hath my body been carried away upon exceedingly high mountains.

for the Lord JEHOVAH is my strength
.

And mine eyes have beheld great things,
yea, even too great for man;
therefore I was bidden
that I should not write them.

.

26 O then, if I have seen so great things,

and my song;

.

if the Lord in his condescension

he also has become my salvation.

.

unto the children of men

3 Therefore, with joy shall ye

.

hath visited men

draw water out of the wells

.

in so much mercy,

of salvation.

.

why should my heart weep

4 And in that day shall ye say: Praise the Lord,

.

and my soul linger

call upon his name,

.

in the valley of sorrow,

declare his doings among the people,

.

and my flesh waste away,

make mention that his name is exalted.

.

and my strength slacken,

5 Sing unto the Lord;

.

because of mine afflictions?

[confess his hands in all things, turned to glory]

for he hath done excellent things;

this is known in all the earth.

.

27 And why should I yield to sin,

6 Cry out and shout, [call upon the Lord]

.

because of my flesh?

[must come in subjection to the spirit]

thou inhabitant of Zion;

[Literal kingdom will come on earth]

.

Yea, why should I give way to temptations,

[no temptation given but that a way be given for deliverance]

for great

[(1) furnace; (2) Abrahamic trial]

.

that the evil one have place in my heart

is the Holy One of Israel

.

to destroy my peace and afflict my soul?

[stone of stumbling; rock of offense]
[peace: shilom; holy: heiro; = Herioshalom or Jerusalem]

in the midst of thee. [Immanuel]

[(1) In-dwelling of Holy Ghost;  (2) Lord resides in midst of Zion]

.


(2 Nephi 4 (cont.))

(Isaiah 13)
(** 2 Nephi 23 **)

.

Why am I angry

.

1 THE burden because of mine enemy?

of Babylon,

.

28 Awake, my soul!

which Isaiah the son of Amoz did see.

.

No longer droop in sin.

2 Lift ye up a banner upon the high mountain,

.

Rejoice, O my heart,

exalt the voice

.

and give place no more for the enemy of my soul.

unto them,

.

29 Do not anger again because of mine enemies.

shake the hand,

.

Do not slacken my strength

because of mine afflictions.

[take no thought what ye shall say...]

that they may go

into the gates of the nobles.

[ye shall testify before kings and rulers...]

.

30 Rejoice, O my heart,

and cry unto the Lord,

3 I have commanded my sanctified ones,

I have also called my mighty ones,

.

and say: O Lord, I will praise thee forever;

for mine anger is not upon them

.

yea, my soul will rejoice

that rejoice

.

in thee,
my God,
and the rock of my salvation.

in my highness.

.

31 O Lord,

wilt thou redeem my soul?
Wilt thou deliver me

4 The noise
of the multitude in the mountains
like as of a great people,
a tumultuous noise
of the kingdoms of nations
gathered together,

.

out of the hands

the Lord of Hosts mustereth

.

of mine enemies?

the hosts of the battle.

.

Wilt thou

5 They come from a far country,
from the end of heaven,
yea, the Lord,

.

make me [e.g. give cause]

and the weapons of his indignation,
to destroy the whole land.

.

that I may shake at the appearance of sin?

6 Howl ye,

.

32 May the gates of hell

for the day of the Lord
.

be shut continually before me,

is at hand;

.

because that my heart is broken and my spirit is contrite!

it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty.

.

O Lord, wilt thou not shut the gates of thy righteousness before me, [= built on rock]

7 Therefore shall all hands be faint,
every man's heart shall melt;

.

that I may walk

8 And they shall be afraid;

.

in the path of the low valley,

pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them;

.

that I may be strict

in the plain road!

they shall be amazed one at another;

their faces shall be as flames.

.

33 O Lord, wilt thou encircle me around in the robe of thy righteousness!

9 Behold, the day of the Lord cometh,

.

O Lord, wilt thou make a way for mine escape

 

cruel both

with wrath
and fierce anger,

.

before mine enemies!

to lay the land desolate;

.

Wilt thou make my path straight

and he shall destroy the sinners thereof

.

before me!

out of it.

.

Wilt thou not place a stumbling block in my way--
but that thou wouldst clear my way before me,

[consider metaphor of sun, moon, and stars to prophet, apostles, evangelists: or those in whom we may rely on more than God]

10 For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light;
the sun shall be darkened in his going forth,
and the moon shall not cause her light to shine.

.

a and hedge not up

b my way,

a but [hedge up]

b the ways of mine enemy.

a 11 And I will punish

b the world

c for evil,

b and the wicked

c for their iniquity;

.

d 34 O Lord, I have trusted in thee,

d and I will trust in thee

e forever.

e I will not

d put my trust in the arm of flesh;

d I will cause the arrogancy of the proud

e to cease,

.

for I know that cursed is he

and will lay down

.

that putteth his trust

the haughtiness
.

in the arm of flesh.

of the terrible.

.

Yea, cursed is he that putteth his trust in man or maketh flesh his arm.

12 I will make a man more precious [rare] than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.

.

35 Yea, I know that God will give liberally

13 Therefore, I will shake the heavens,

.

to him that asketh. [and greater works than these...]

and the earth shall remove out of her place,

.

Yea, my God [in mercy]

in the wrath of the Lord of Hosts,
and in the day of his fierce anger.

.

will give me,

14 And it shall be

.

if I ask not amiss;

as the chased roe,
and as a sheep that no man taketh up;

.

therefore I will lift up my voice

unto thee; [trust in God]

and they shall every man turn

to his own people, [flesh]

and flee every one

into his own land.

.

a yea, I will cry unto thee, [broken heart]

b my God, [pierced on Calvary]

b the rock of my righteousness.

a Behold, my voice shall forever ascend up unto thee,

b my rock

b and mine everlasting God. Amen.

a 15 Every one that is proud

b shall be thrust through;

a yea, and every one that is joined to the wicked

b shall fall by the sword.

 

 

.


(** 2 Nephi 5
**)

(Isaiah 13)
(2 Nephi 23 (cont.))

.

1 Behold, it came to pass that I, Nephi,

did cry much

16 Their children also shall be dashed to pieces before their eyes;
their houses shall be spoiled
and their wives ravished.

.

unto the Lord my God,

17 Behold, I

.

because of the anger of my brethren.
2 But behold, their anger did increase

will stir up the Medes

.

against me,

against them,

.

insomuch that they did seek

.

which shall not regard silver and gold, nor shall they delight in it.to take away my life.

 

18 Their bows shall also dash the young men to pieces;
and they shall have no pity on the fruit of the womb;
their eyes shall not spare children.

.

3 Yea, they did murmur against me, saying: Our younger brother thinks to rule over us;

[refusing the messenger of God]

19 And Babylon,

[The god of the arm of flesh]

.

and we have had much trial because of him;

the glory of kingdoms,
the beauty of the Chaldees' excellency,

.

wherefore, now let us slay him,

shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah.

.

that we may not be afflicted more because of his words.

[famine of the word, by choice]

 

20 It shall never be inhabited,
neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation:
neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there;

[covenant curse]

.

For behold, we will not have him to be our ruler;

neither shall the shepherds make their fold there.

.

for it belongs unto

A us,

A who are the elder brethren,

B to rule over this people.

A 21 But wild beasts of the desert

B shall lie there;

B and their houses shall be full

A of doleful creatures;

A and owls

B shall dwell there,

A and satyrs

B shall dance there.

.

4 Now I do not write upon these plates all the words which [D desolate]

A they

C murmured against me.

A 22 And the wild beasts of the islands

C shall cry

D in their desolate houses,

A and dragons

C [shall cry]

D in their pleasant palaces;

.

But it sufficeth me to say,

and her time is near to come,

and her day shall not be prolonged.

.

that they did seek to take away

For I will destroy her speedily;

.

my life. [great division]

 

yea, for I will be merciful unto my people,

but the wicked shall perish. [justice]

.


(2 Nephi 5 (cont.))

(Isaiah 14)
(** 2 Nephi 24 **)

.

5 And it came to pass that the Lord

1 FOR the Lord

.

a did warn

b me,

a will have mercy on

b Jacob,

a and will yet choose

b Israel,

.

that I, Nephi, should depart from them

and set them

.

and flee into the wilderness,

in their own land;

.

and all those who would go with me.

 

and the strangers shall be joined with them,

and they shall cleave to the house of Jacob.

.

6 Wherefore, it came to pass that I, Nephi,

2 And the people [righteous]

.

did take my family,

and also Zoram and his family,
and Sam, mine elder brother and his family,
and Jacob and Joseph, my younger brethren,
and also my sisters,

shall take them

 

 

 

 

.

A. and all those who would go

B. with me.

A. and bring them

B. to their place;

.

And all those

yea, from far unto the ends of the earth;

.

A. who would go

B. with me

A. and they shall return

B. to their lands of promise.

.

a were those who

b believed in the warnings and the revelations of God;

 

a And the house of Israel

b shall possess them,

a and the land of the Lord

b shall be for servants and handmaids;

.

wherefore, they did hearken unto my words.

 

 

 

and they shall take them captives unto whom they were captives;

and they shall rule over their oppressors.

[This parallel shows that one tyranny shall not merely be replaced by another (as Isaiah=s words by themselves would appear to depict), but that the Acaptivity,@ or new form of government, will be a sweet submission to the ways of God, by one=s own free will and choice C hearkening to His voice.]

.

a 7 And we did take our tents and whatsoever things were possible for us,

b-1 and did journey in the wilderness
b-2 for the space of many days.
b-1 And after we had journeyed
b-2 for the space of many days

a we did pitch our tents.

3 And it shall come to pass in that day that the Lord shall give thee rest,

from thy sorrow,
and from thy fear,

and from the hard bondage wherein thou wast made to serve.

 

 

 

.

8 And my people would that we should call the name of the place

4 And it shall come to pass in that day, that thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say:

.

Nephi;

How hath the oppressor ceased, [opp.]

.

wherefore, we did call it Nephi.

the golden city ceased! [contrast]

.

9 And all those who were with me did take upon them to call themselves the people of Nephi. [choosing of their own free will]

5 The Lord hath broken the staff of the wicked, the scepters of the rulers. [opp.]

[staff and scepter of tyrants come by cruel force]

.

[Obedience to God=s rule]

10 And we did observe to keep

the judgments,
and the statutes,
and the commandments of the Lord

 

 

 

[Victims of Satan=s rule]

a 6 He who

b smote the people

c in wrath with a continual stroke,

a he that

b ruled the nations

c in anger,

.

in all things,

according to the law of Moses.

[e.g. AEye for an eye:@ cardinal rule of telestial law.]

÷ is persecuted,

÷ and none hindereth.

[persecution of the saints and hinderment of God=s work are two hallmarks of Satan=s minions. Also they deny God=s grace, demanding a full measure of the law. True to that principle, the persecution with no hinderment will be returned upon their own heads.]

.

11 And the Lord was with us; [Immanuel]

7 The whole earth is at rest, and is quiet;

.

and we did prosper exceedingly;

they break forth into singing.

.

for we did sow seed, and we did reap again in abundance.

8 Yea, the fir-trees rejoice at thee, and also the cedars of Lebanon,

.

And we began to raise flocks, and herds, and animals of every kind. [opp. º]

saying: Since thou art laid down no feller is come up against us.

.

12 And I, Nephi, had also brought the records which were engraven upon the plates of brass;

9 Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming;

.

[(1) Judged out of the books that are written; (2) Words of those that have slumbered shall be as one speaking from the dead (the plates of brass sealed up by the Book of Mormon prophets, along with many other sacred records, will yet come forth with their testaments for truth and their revelations against wickedness).]

and also the ball,

[the Liahona had the appearance of period tools of divination; but was prepared of the Lord.]

it stirreth up the dead for thee,

[this will be no mere seance drummed up by a crystal ball; but will be an ordeal orchestrated by Satan akin to the coming of Christ to the spirit world after his resurrection.]

.

or compass,

[The directions from the Lord are sure.]

even all the chief ones of the earth;

[Leaders among men, though placed by God, usually place their trust in the brain and brawn of men, whose wisdom is but dross compared to the Lord. These will be anxious to meet the ultimate anti-(or other than)Christ.]

.

which was prepared for my father by the hand of the Lord,

[...to manifest the will & word of the Lord]

it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations.

[Representing the wisest and most powerful among men ]

.

according to that which is written.

10 All they shall speak and say unto thee:

.

13 And it came to pass that we began to prosper exceedingly,
and to multiply in the land.

Art thou also become weak

 

.

14 And I, Nephi, did take the sword of Laban, and after the manner of it

 

as we?

Art thou become

like unto us?

.

did make many swords,

11 Thy pomp is brought down to the grave;

.

lest by any means the people who were now called Lamanites

the noise of thy viols is not heard;

.

should come upon us

the worm is spread under thee,
and the worms cover thee.

.

and destroy us;

12 How art thou fallen from heaven,

.

for I knew their hatred towards me and my children

O Lucifer,

.

and those who were called my people.

son of the morning!

.

15 And I did teach my people to build buildings,
and to work in all manner of wood,

Art thou cut down
.

and of iron,
and of copper,
and of brass,
and of steel,
and of gold,
and of silver,
and of precious ores,

to the ground,

 

 

 

.

which were in great abundance.

which did weaken the nations!

.

16 And I, Nephi, did build a temple;

13 For thou hast said in thy heart: I will ascend into heaven,

.

and I

I

.

did construct

will exalt

.

it

my throne

.

after the manner of

above

.

the temple of Solomon

the stars of God;

.

save it were not built

I will sit also upon the mount

.

of so many precious things;

of the congregation,

.

for they were not to be found upon the land,

in the sides of the north;

.

wherefore, it could not be built

14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds;

.

like unto

I will be like

.

Solomon's temple.

the Most High.

.

But

15 Yet

.

the manner of the construction

thou shalt be brought down

.

was like unto the temple of Solomon;

to hell,
to the sides of the pit.

.

and the workmanship thereof

 

 

16 They that see thee

shall narrowly look upon thee,
and shall consider thee,

and shall say:

.

[nothing]

Is this the man

.

was exceedingly fine.

that made the earth to tremble,
that did shake kingdoms?

.

17 And it came to pass that I, Nephi, did cause [freedom/agency]

17 And made [force]

.

my people [people of God]

the world [Babylon]

.

to be

as

.

industrious, [free enterprise]

a wilderness, [communism/socialism]

.

and to labor [build]

and destroyed the cities thereof,

.

with their hands.

[work ethic]

and opened not the house of his prisoners?

[nation of slaves, unproductive serfs]

.

18 And it came to pass that they would that I should be their king.

18 All the kings of the nations, yea, all of them,

.

But I, Nephi, was desirous [humble exalted]

lie in glory,

.

that they should have [stewardship]

every one of them in his own house.

.
no king; 19 But thou art cast out of thy grave

+ like

- an abominable branch,

- and the remnant of those that are

* slain,

* thrust through with a sword,

that go down to the stones of the pit;

+ as

- a carcass

* trodden under feet.

20 Thou shalt not be joined with them

* in burial,

.

nevertheless,

I did for them
according to that which was in my power.

because

thou hast destroyed thy land
and slain thy people;

.

a 19 And behold, the words of the Lord had been fulfilled

b unto my brethren,

b the seed of evil-doers

a shall never be renowned.

.

which he spake concerning them,

21 Prepare slaughter for his children

.

c that I should be their ruler and their teacher.

c Wherefore, I had been their ruler and their teacher,

d according to the commandments of the Lord,

d for the iniquities of their fathers,

c that they do not rise,

c nor possess the land,

c nor fill the face of the world with cities.

.

until the time they sought to take away my life.

22 For I will rise up against them, [overturn]

[they who sought to take the kingdom of our God and his Christ shall be cast out]

.

20 Wherefore, the word of the Lord was fulfilled which he spake unto me, saying that:

saith the Lord of Hosts,

 

.

Inasmuch as they will not hearken unto thy words they shall be cut off

and cut off from Babylon the name, and remnant, and son, and nephew, saith the Lord.

.

from the presence

23 I will also make it a possession

.

of the Lord.

[come ye to the waters; fountain of all righteousness]

for the bittern, and pools of water;

[covenant curse]

.

And behold, they were cut off from his presence.

and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith the Lord of Hosts.

.

21 And he had caused

24 The Lord of Hosts hath sworn, saying:

.

the cursing to come upon them,

 

Surely as I have thought,

so shall it come to pass;

.

yea, even a sore cursing,

 

and as I have purposed,

so shall it stand--

.

[see analogous match-up below (vs. 27)]

[Then shall ye, who are a remnant of the house of Jacob, go forth among them; and ye shall be in the midst of them who shall be many; and ye shall be among them as a lion among the beasts of the forest, and as a young lion among the flocks of sheep, who, if he goeth through both treadeth down and teareth in pieces, and none can deliver. (3 Nephi 20:16)]

25 That I will bring the Assyrian in my land, and upon my mountains tread him under foot;

.

a because of their iniquity.

b For behold, they had hardened their hearts against him,

c that they had become like unto a flint;

d wherefore, as they were white,

d and eceedingly fair

d and delightsome,

e that they might not be enticing unto my people

d the Lord God did cause a skin of blackness to come upon them.

c 22 And thus saith the Lord God: I will cause that they shall be loathsome unto thy people,

b save they shall repent

a of their iniquities.

then shall his yoke

depart

from off them,

and his burden

depart

from off their shoulders.

.

a 23 And cursed [shall be removed]

b shall be the seed of him

a that mixeth [promised gathering]

b with their seed;

a 26 This is the purpose that is purposed

b upon the whole earth;

a and this is the hand that is stretched out

b upon all nations.

.

for they shall be cursed

even with the same cursing.

[as always: removed upon the immutable condition of repentance]

27 For the Lord of Hosts hath purposed,

and who shall disannul?

And his hand is stretched out,

and who shall turn it back?

.

And the Lord spake it, and it was done.

28 In the year that king Ahaz died was this burden.

.

24 And because of their cursing

29 Rejoice not thou, whole Palestina, because the rod of him that smote thee

.

which was upon them

is broken;
.

they did become an idle people,

for out of the serpent's root

.

full of

shall come forth

.

mischief and subtlety,

a cockatrice,

.

and did seek in the wilderness

and his fruit

.

for beasts of prey.

shall be a fiery flying serpent.

.

25 And the Lord God said unto me:

a They shall be a scourge

b unto thy seed,

c to stir them up

d in remembrance of me;

 

 

 

c 30 And the first-born of the poor

d shall feed,

c and the needy

d shall lie down in safety;

a and I will kill

b thy root

a(cont.) with famine,
a and he shall slay

b thy remnant.

.

and inasmuch as they will not remember me,

31 Howl, O gate;

.

and hearken unto my words,

cry, O city;

.

they shall scourge them

thou, whole Palestina, art dissolved;

.

even unto destruction.

for there shall come from the north a smoke,

.

26 And it came to pass

and

.

that I, [@when I called again, there was none to answer@ (D&C 133:67)]

none shall be alone [0&-!, al-lone´: (next to:) nothing/God (#436-440; 433,434 Hebrew Lexicon]

.

Nephi,

in his

.

did consecrate

appointed [called (ding-a-ling-a-ling: see two below)]

.

[omitted]

times. [#435 (omitted above) Elul, Athe sixth Hebrew month, from the new moon of September...@ (Gesenius).]

.

[nothing] [Word #801 (asunetos) in Greek lexicons (in this case: Zodhiates) the following definitions are of interest: AWithout insight or understanding, unintelligent, foolish. In Matt. 15:16, Christ characterized Peter and the other disciples as being asunetos, since they were unable to reason out the practical application of His parabolic teaching. In Rom. 10:19, the believing Gentiles were considered by the unbelieving Jews as being Illogical, and thus accepting Jesus as the Messiah.@ Some antonyms given are: Asunetos (4908), able to reason logically and arrive at the proper conclusions; sophos (4680), wise, able to regulate relationships with God.@]

32 What shall then answer [On Sept. 21, 1997, outer portions of Utah adopt a new phone area code: 435.   The Wasatch Front retains the area code: 801.]

[Hello? sounds like: Elul!]

.

Jacob and Joseph,

that they should be priests and teachers

the messengers

.

over the land of my people.

of the nations?

.

a-1 27 And it came to pass that we
a-2 lived after the manner of happiness.

b-1 28 And thirty years had passed away from the time we left
b-2 Jerusalem.

b-1 That the Lord hath founded
b-2 Zion,

a-1 and the poor of his people
a-2 shall trust in it.

.

 

(2 Nephi 5 (cont.))

 

(**2 Nephi 25**)

.

29 And I, Nephi,

1 NOW I, Nephi,

.

had kept the records

do speak somewhat

.

upon my plates,

concerning the words

.

which I had made,

which I have written,

.

of my people thus far. [value of type & shadow]

which have been spoken by the mouth of Isaiah. [liken these words unto us]

.

30 And it came to pass that the Lord God said unto me:

Make other plates;
and thou shalt engraven

For behold, Isaiah spake

 

.

many things upon them

many things
.

which are good in my sight,

which were hard

.

for the profit of thy people.

for many of my people to understand;.

.

31 Wherefore, I, Nephi, to be obedient to the commandments of the Lord,

went and made these plates upon which I have engraven these things.

for they know not

concerning the manner of prophesying among the Jews

.

32 And I

2 For I, Nephi,

.

engraved

that which is pleasing unto God.

have not taught them many things

concerning the manner of the Jews;

.

a And if my people are pleased

b with the things of God

c for their works

d were works of darkness,

.

a they will be pleased

b with mine engravings which are upon these plates.

c and their doings

d were doings of abominations.

.

33 And if my people

3 Wherefore, I write unto my people,

unto all those

.

desire to know the more particular part of the history of my people

they must search

that shall receive

 

.

mine other

hereafter

.

plates.

these things which I write,

.

34 And it sufficeth me to say

that they may know

.

and we had already had wars and contentions

the judgments of God,

.

with our brethren. [type and shadow]

that they come upon all nations,

.


(** 2 Nephi 6 **)


(2 Nephi 25 (cont.))

.

1 THE words of Jacob, the brother of Nephi,

according to the word

.

which he spake

which he hath spoken.

.

4 Wherefore, hearken,unto the people of Nephi:

O my people,

.

a 2 Behold,

b my beloved brethren,

b which are of the house of Israel,

a and give ear unto my words;

.

[nation of kings and priests (Exodus 19:6)]

I, Jacob, having been called of God,

and ordained after the manner of his holy order,

and having been consecrated by my brother Nephi, unto whom ye look as a king or a protector, and on whom ye depend for safety,


[@would God that all were prophets@ (Numbers 11:29)]

for because the words of Isaiah are not plain unto you, nevertheless they are plain unto all those that are filled with the spirit of prophecy.

But I give unto you a prophecy, according to the spirit which is in me;

wherefore I shall prophesy according to the plainness which hath been with me from the time that I came out from Jerusalem with my father;

.

a behold ye know that I have spoken unto you exceedingly many things.

a 3 Nevertheless, I speak unto you again;

b for I am desirous for the welfare of your souls.

c for behold, my soul delighteth in plainness unto my people,

b that they may learn.

c 5 Yea, and my soul delighteth in the words of Isaiah,

.

Yea, mine anxiety is great for you;

for I came out from Jerusalem, and mine eyes hath beheld the things of the Jews,

.

and ye yourselves know that

and I know that

.

it ever has been.

 

 

the Jews do understand the things of the prophets,

and there is none other people that understand the things which were spoken unto the Jews like unto them,

.

a For I have exhorted you

b with all diligence;

a and I have taught you

b the words of my father;

a and I have spoken unto you

b concerning all things which are written,

a save it be that they are taught

b after the manner of the things of the Jews.

a 6 But behold, I, Nephi, have not taught my children

b after the manner of the Jews;

 

from the creation of the world.

[scope of learning]

but behold, I, of myself, have dwelt at Jerusalem, wherefore I know concerning the regions round about;
.

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