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2 Nephi 20
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| 20:1 Wo unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and that write grievousness which they
have prescribed; |
Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and that write grievousness
which they have prescribed; -- Isaiah 10:1
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| 20:2 To turn away the needy from judgment, and to take away the right from the poor of
my people, that widows may be their prey, and that they may rob the fatherless!
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To turn aside the needy from judgment, and to take away the right from the
poor of my people, that widows may be their prey, and that they may rob the
fatherless! -- Isaiah 10:2
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| 20:3 And what will ye do in the day of visitation, and in the desolation which shall come
from far? to whom will ye flee for help? and where will ye leave your glory?
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And what will ye do in the day of visitation, and in the desolation which
shall come from far? to whom will ye flee for help? and where will ye leave
your glory? -- Isaiah 10:3
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| 20:4 Without me they shall bow down under the prisoners, and they shall fall under the
slain. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
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Without me they shall bow down under the prisoners, and they shall fall
under the slain. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is
stretched out still. -- Isaiah 10:4
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| 20:5 O Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, and the staff in their hand is their
indignation. |
O Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, and the staff in their hand is mine
indignation. -- Isaiah 10:5
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| 20:6 I will send him against a hypocritical nation, and against the people of my wrath
will I give him a charge to take the spoil, and to take the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the
streets. |
I will send him against an hypocritical nation, and against the people of
my wrath will I give him a charge, to take the spoil, and to take the prey,
and to tread them down like the mire of the streets.-- Isaiah 10:6
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| 20:7 Howbeit he meaneth not so, neither doth his heart think so; but in his heart it is
to destroy and cut off nations not a few. |
Howbeit he meaneth not so, neither doth his heart think so; but it is in
his heart to destroy and cut off nations not a few. -- Isaiah 10:7
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| 20:8 For he saith: Are not my princes altogether kings?
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For he saith, Are not my princes altogether kings? -- Isaiah 10:8
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| 20:9 Is not Calno as Carchemish? Is not Hamath as Arpad? Is not Samaria as
Damascus? |
Is not Calno as Carchemish? is not Hamath as Arpad? is not Samaria as
Damascus? -- Isaiah 10:9
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| 20:10 As my hand hath founded the kingdoms of the idols, and whose graven images did
excel them of Jerusalem and of Samaria; |
As my hand hath found the kingdoms of the idols, and whose graven images
did excel them of Jerusalem and of Samaria; -- Isaiah 10:10
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| 20:11 Shall I not, as I have done unto Samaria and her idols, so do to Jerusalem and to
her idols? |
Shall I not, as I have done unto Samaria and her idols, so do to Jerusalem
and her idols? -- Isaiah 10:11
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| 20:12 Wherefore it shall come to pass
that when the Lord hath performed his whole work
upon Mount Zion and upon Jerusalem, I will punish the fruit of the stout heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of
his high looks. |
Wherefore it shall come to pass, that when the Lord hath performed his
whole work upon mount Zion and on Jerusalem, I will punish the fruit of the
stout heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of his high looks. -- Isaiah 10:12
It shall came to pass (12, 20, 27)
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| 20:13 For he saith: By the strength of my hand and by my wisdom I have done these
things; for I am prudent; and I have moved the borders of the people, and have robbed their treasures, and I have
put down the inhabitants like a valiant man; |
For he saith, By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom;
for I am prudent: and I have removed the bounds of the people, and have
robbed their treasures, and I have put down the inhabitants like a valiant
man: -- Isaiah 10:13
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| 20:14 And my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the people; and as one gathereth
eggs that are left have I gathered all the earth; and there was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or
peeped. |
And my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the people: and as one
gathereth eggs that are left, have I gathered all the earth; and there was
none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or peeped. -- Isaiah 10:14
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| 20:15 Shall the ax boast itself against him that heweth therewith? Shall the saw
magnify itself against him that shaketh it? As if the rod should shake itself against them that lift it up, or as if
the staff should lift up itself as if it were no wood! |
Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth therewith? or shall the
saw magnify itself against him that shaketh it? as if the rod should shake
itself against them that lift it up, or as if the staff should lift up
itself, as if it were no wood. -- Isaiah 10:15
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| 20:16 Therefore shall the Lord, the Lord of Hosts, send among his fat ones, leanness;
and under his glory he shall kindle a burning like the burning of a fire. |
Therefore shall the Lord, the Lord of hosts, send among his fat ones
leanness; and under his glory he shall kindle a burning like the burning of
a fire. -- Isaiah 10:16
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| 20:17 And the light of Israel shall be for a fire, and his Holy One for a flame, and
shall burn and shall devour his thorns and his briers in one day; |
And the light of Israel shall be for a fire, and his Holy One for a flame:
and it shall burn and devour his thorns and his briers in one day; -- Isaiah 10:17
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| 20:18 And shall consume the glory of his forest, and of his fruitful field, both soul
and body; and they shall be as when a standard-bearer fainteth. |
And shall consume the glory of his forest, and of his fruitful field, both
soul and body: and they shall be as when a standard-bearer fainteth. -- Isaiah 10:18
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| 20:19 And the rest of the trees of his forest shall be few, that a child may write
them. |
And the rest of the trees of his forest shall be few, that a child may
write them. -- Isaiah 10:19
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| 20:20 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the remnant of Israel, and such as
are escaped of the house of Jacob, shall no more again stay upon him that smote them, but shall stay upon the Lord,
the Holy One of Israel, in truth. |
And it shall come to pass in that day, that the remnant of Israel, and
such as are escaped of the house of Jacob, shall no more again stay upon him
that smote them; but shall stay upon the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, in
truth. -- Isaiah 10:20
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| 20:21 The remnant shall return, yea, even the remnant of Jacob, unto the mighty
God. |
The remnant shall return, even the remnant of Jacob, unto the mighty God. -- Isaiah 10:21
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| 20:22 For though thy people Israel be as the sand of the sea, yet a remnant of them
shall return; the consumption decreed shall overflow with righteousness. |
For though thy people Israel be as the sand of the sea, yet a remnant of
them shall return: the consumption decreed shall overflow with
righteousness. -- Isaiah 10:22
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| 20:23 For the Lord God of Hosts shall make a consumption, even determined in all
the land. |
For the Lord GOD of hosts shall make a consumption, even determined, in
the midst of all the land. -- Isaiah 10:23
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| 20:24 Therefore, thus saith the Lord God of Hosts: O my people that dwellest in
Zion, be not afraid of the Assyrian; he shall smite thee with a rod, and shall lift up his staff against thee,
after the manner of Egypt. |
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD of hosts, O my people that dwellest in
Zion, be not afraid of the Assyrian: he shall smite thee with a rod, and
shall lift up his staff against thee, after the manner of Egypt. -- Isaiah 10:24
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| 20:25 For yet a very little while, and the indignation shall cease, and mine anger
in their destruction. |
For yet a very little while, and the indignation shall cease, and mine
anger in their destruction. -- Isaiah 10:25
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| 20:26 And the Lord of Hosts shall stir up a scourge for him according to the slaughter
of Midian at the rock of Oreb; and as his rod was upon the sea so shall he lift it up after the manner of Egypt.
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And the LORD of hosts shall stir up a scourge for him according to the
slaughter of Midian at the rock of Oreb: and as his rod was upon the sea, so
shall he lift it up after the manner of Egypt. -- Isaiah 10:26
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| 20:27 And it shall come to pass
in that day that his burden shall be taken away from
off thy shoulder, and his yoke from off thy neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing.
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And it shall come to pass in that day, that his burden shall be taken away
from off thy shoulder, and his yoke from off thy neck, and the yoke shall be
destroyed because of the anointing. -- Isaiah 10:27
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| 20:28 He is come to Aiath, he is passed to Migron; at Michmash he hath laid up his
carriages. |
He is come to Aiath, he is passed to Migron; at Michmash he hath laid up
his carriages: -- Isaiah 10:28
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| 20:29 They are gone over the passage; they have taken up their lodging at Geba;
Ramath is afraid; Gibeah of Saul is fled. |
They are gone over the passage: they have taken up their lodging at Geba;
Ramah is afraid; Gibeah of Saul is fled. -- Isaiah 10:29
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| 20:30 Lift up the voice, O daughter of Gallim; cause it to be heard unto Laish, O
poor Anathoth. |
Lift up thy voice, O daughter of Gallim: cause it to be heard unto Laish,
O poor Anathoth. -- Isaiah 10:30
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| 20:31 Madmenah is removed; the inhabitants of Gebim gather themselves to flee.
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Madmenah is removed; the inhabitants of Gebim gather themselves to flee. -- Isaiah 10:31
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| 20:32 As yet shall he remain at Nob that day; he shall shake his hand against the
mount of the daughter of Zion, the hill of Jerusalem. |
As yet shall he remain at Nob that day: he shall shake his hand against
the mount of the daughter of Zion, the hill of Jerusalem. -- Isaiah 10:32
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| 20:33 Behold, the Lord, the Lord of Hosts shall lop the bough with terror; and the
high ones of stature shall be hewn down; and the haughty shall be humbled.
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Behold, the Lord, the LORD of hosts, shall lop the bough with terror: and
the high ones of stature shall be hewn down, and the haughty shall be
humbled-- Isaiah 10:33
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| 20:34 And he shall cut down the thickets of the forests with iron, and Lebanon shall
fall by a mighty one. |
And he shall cut down the thickets of the forest with iron, and Lebanon
shall fall by a mighty one. -- Isaiah 10:34
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