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| 1 Nephi 21
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| | 21:1 And again: Hearken, O ye house of Israel, all ye that are broken off and are driven out because of
the wickedness of the pastors of my people; yea, all ye that are broken off, that are scattered abroad, who are of my
people, O house of Israel. Listen, O isles, unto me, and hearken ye people from far; the Lord hath called me from the
womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. |
Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The Lord hath called me
from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name.
-- Is.49:1
| | 21:2 And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me, and made me
a polished shaft; in his quiver hath he hid me; |
And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand hath
he hid me, and made me a polished shaft; in his quiver hath he hid me;
-- Is.49:2
| | 21:3 And said unto me: Thou art my servant, O Israel, in whom I
will be glorified. |
And said unto me, Thou art my servant, O Israel, in whom I will be glorified.
-- Is.49:3
| | 21:4 Then I said, I have labored in vain, I have spent my strength for naught and in vain; surely my
judgment is with the Lord, and my work with my God. |
Then I said, I have laboured in vain, I have spent my strength for nought,
and in vain: yet surely my judgment is with the Lord, and my work with my God.
-- Is.49:4
| | 21:5 And now, saith the Lord -- that formed me from the womb that I should be his servant, to bring Jacob
again to him -- though Israel be not gathered, yet shall I be glorious in the eyes of the Lord, and
my God shall be my strength. |
And now, saith the Lord that formed me from the womb to be his servant, to
bring Jacob again to him, Though Israel be not gathered,
yet shall I be glorious in the eyes of the Lord, and my
God shall be my strength.
-- Is.49:5
| | 21:6 And he said: It is a light thing that thou shouldst be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob,
and to restore the preserved of Israel. I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my
salvation unto the ends of the earth. |
And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up
the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of
Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the
Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end
of the earth. -- Is.49:6
| | 21:7 Thus saith the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel, his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom
the nation abhorreth, to servant of rulers: Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship, because of the Lord
that is faithful. |
Thus saith the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him
whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to
a servant of rulers, Kings shall see and arise, princes
also shall worship, because of the Lord that is faithful,
and the Holy One of Israel, and he shall choose thee.
-- Is.49:7
| | 21:8 Thus saith the Lord: In an acceptable time have I heard thee, O isles of the sea,
and in a day of
salvation have I helped thee; and I will preserve thee, and give thee my servant for a covenant of the people, to
establish the earth, to cause to inherit the desolate heritages; |
Thus saith the Lord, In an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in a day of
salvation have I helped thee: and I will preserve thee,
and give thee for a covenant of the people, to establish
the earth, to cause to inherit the desolate heritages;
-- Is.49:8
| | 21:9 That thou mayest say to the prisoners: Go forth; to them that sit in darkness: Show yourselves.
They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures shall be in all high places.
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That thou mayest say to the prisoners, Go forth; to them that are in
darkness, Show yourselves. They shall feed in the ways,
and their pastures shall be in all high places.
-- Is.49:9
| | 21:10 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.
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They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them:
for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by
the springs of water shall he guide them.
-- Is.49:10
| | 21:11 And I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways
shall be exalted. |
And I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways shall be exalted.
-- Is.49:11
| | 21:12 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. |
Behold, these shall come from far: and, lo, these from the north and from the
west; and these from the land of Sinim. -- Is.49:12
| | 21:13 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. |
Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O
mountains: for the Lord hath comforted his people, and
will have mercy upon his afflicted.
-- Is.49:13
| | 21:14 But, behold, Zion hath said: The Lord hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me -- but he will
show that he hath not. |
But Zion said, The Lord hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me.
-- Is.49:14
| | 21:15 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.
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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.
-- Is.49:15
| | 21:16 Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually
before me. |
Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are
continually before me. -- Is.49:16
| | 21:17 Thy children shall make haste against thy destroyers; and they that made thee waste shall go forth
of thee. |
Thy children shall make haste; thy destroyers and they that made thee waste
shall go forth of thee. -- Is.49:17
| | 21:18 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. |
Lift up thine eyes round about, and behold: all these gather themselves
together, and come to thee. As I live,
saith the Lord, thou shalt surely clothe thee with them
all, as with an ornament, and bind them on thee,
as a bride doeth. -- Is.49:18
| | 21:19 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. |
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. -- Is.49:19
| | 21:20 The children whom thou shalt have, after thou hast lost the first, shall again in thine ears say:
The place is too strait for me; give place to me that I may dwell. |
The children which thou shalt have, after thou hast lost the other, shall
say again in thine ears, The place is too strait
for me: give place to me that I may dwell. -- Is.49:20
| | 21:21 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 brought up these? Behold, I was left alone;
these, where have they been? |
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 brought up these?
Behold, I was left alone; these, where had they been?
-- Is.49:21
| | 21:22 Thus saith the Lord God: Behold, I will lift up mine hand to the Gentiles, and set up my standard
to the people; and they shall bring thy sons in their arms, and thy daughters shall be carried
upon their shoulders. |
Thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I will lift up mine hand to the Gentiles,
and set up my standard to the people: and they shall
bring thy sons in their arms, and thy daughters
shall be carried upon their shoulders. -- Is.49:22
| | 21:23 And kings shall be thy nursing fathers,
and their queens thy nursing mothers; they shall bow down to
thee with their face towards the earth, and lick up the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I am the Lord; for
they shall not be ashamed that wait for me. |
And kings shall be thy nursing fathers.
And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers:
they shall bow down to thee with their face toward
the earth, and lick up the dust of thy feet; and thou
shalt know that I am the Lord: for they shall not
be ashamed that wait for me. -- Is.49:23
| 21:24 For shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the
lawful captives delivered? |
Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered?
-- Is.49:24
| | 21:25 But thus saith the Lord, even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the
terrible shall be delivered; for I will contend with him that contendeth with thee, and I will
save thy children. |
But thus saith the Lord, Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken
away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered:
for I will contend with him that contendeth with thee,
and I will save thy children. -- Is.49:25
| | 21:26 And I will feed them that oppress thee with their own flesh; they
shall be drunken with their own blood as with sweet wine; and all flesh shall know that I,
the Lord, am thy Savior and thy Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob. |

"I will feed them that oppress thee with their own flesh; and they shall be
drunken with their own blood, as with sweet wine."
And I will feed them that oppress thee with their own flesh; and they shall be
drunken with their own blood, as with sweet wine: and all
flesh shall know that I the Lord am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob.
-- Is.49:26
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