BOOK OF MORMON
2 Nephi - Chapter 13 Critique
Setting: Nephi supposedly began his second record in the Americas during 588 BCE about the time of the destruction of Jerusalem and continued to 545 BCE. This would have covered the time of the prophets Ezekiel and Daniel who were prophesying in Babylon during the captivity.
Verse 1: FOR behold, the Lord, the Lord of Hosts, doth take away from Jerusalem, and from Judah, the stay and the staff, the whole staff of bread, and the whole stay of water--
Note: Sidney Rigdon copied the old King James Version of the Holy Bible.
Isaiah 3:1 For behold, the Lord, the Lord of hosts, takes away from Jerusalem and from Judah the stock and the store, the whole supply of bread and the whole supply of water;
Verse 2: The mighty man, and the man of war, the judge, and the prophet, and the prudent, and the ancient;
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Isaiah 3:2 The mighty man and the man of war, the judge and the prophet, and the diviner and the elder;
Verse 3: The captain of fifty, and the honorable man, and the counselor, and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator.
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Isaiah 3:3 The captain of fifty and the honorable man, the counselor and the skillful artisan, and the expert enchanter.
Verse 4: And I will give children unto them to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them.
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Isaiah 3:4 "I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them."
Verse 5: And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbor; the child shall behave himself proudly against the ancient, and the base against the honorable.
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Isaiah 3:5 "The people will be oppressed, every one by another and every one by his neighbor; The child will be insolent toward the elder, and the base toward the honorable."
Verse 6: When a man shall take hold of his brother of the house of his father, and shall say: Thou hast clothing, be thou our ruler, and let not this ruin come under thy hand--
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Isaiah 3:6 When a man takes hold of his brother in the house of his father, saying, "You have clothing; You be our ruler, and let these ruins be under your power,"
Verse 7: In that day shall he swear, saying: I will not be a healer; for in my house there is neither bread nor clothing; make me not a ruler of the people.
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Isaiah 3:7 In that day he will protest, saying, "I cannot cure your ills, for in my house is neither food nor clothing; Do not make me a ruler of the people."
Verse 8: For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen, because their tongues and their doings have been against the Lord, to provoke the eyes of his glory.
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Isaiah 3:8 For Jerusalem stumbled, and Judah is fallen, because their tongue and their doings are against the Lord, to provoke the eyes of His glory.
Verse 9: The show of their countenance doth witness against them, and doth declare their sin to be even as Sodom, and they cannot hide it. Wo unto their souls, for they have rewarded evil unto themselves!
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Isaiah 3:9 The look on their countenance witnesses against them, and they declare their sin as Sodom; They do not hide it. Woe to their soul! For they have brought evil upon themselves.
Verse 10: Say unto the righteous that it is well with them; for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.
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Isaiah 3:10 "Say to the righteous that it shall be well with them, for they shall eat the fruit of their doings."
Verse 11: Wo unto the wicked, for they shall perish; for the reward of their hands shall be upon them!
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Isaiah 3:11 "Woe to the wicked! It shall be ill with him, for the reward of his hands shall be given him."
Verse 12: And my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they who lead thee cause thee to err and destroy the way of thy paths.
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Isaiah 3:12 "As for My people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O My people! Those who lead you cause you to err, and destroy the way of your paths."
Verse 13: The Lord standeth up to plead, and standeth to judge the people.
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Isaiah 3:13 The Lord stands up to plead, and stands to judge the people.
Verse 14: The Lord will enter into judgment with the ancients of his people and the princes thereof; for ye have eaten up the vineyard and the spoil of the poor in your houses.
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Isaiah 3:14 The Lord will enter into judgment with the elders of His people and His princes: "For you have eaten up the vineyard; The plunder of the poor is in your houses."
Verse 15: What mean ye? Ye beat my people to pieces, and grind the faces of the poor, saith the Lord God of Hosts.
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Isaiah 3:15 "What do you mean by crushing My people and grinding the faces of the poor?" Says the Lord GOD of hosts.
Verse 16: Moreover, the Lord saith: Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched-forth necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing as they go, and making a tinkling with their feet--
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Isaiah 3:16 Moreover the Lord says: "Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with outstretched necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing as they go, making a jingling with their feet,"
Verse 17: Therefore the Lord will smite with a scab the crown of the head of the daughters of Zion, and the Lord will discover their secret parts.
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Isaiah 3:17 "Therefore the Lord will strike with a scab the crown of the head of the daughters of Zion, and the Lord will uncover their secret parts."
Verse 18: In that day the Lord will take away the bravery of their tinkling ornaments, and cauls, and round tires like the moon;
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Isaiah 3:18 In that day the Lord will take away the finery: the jingling anklets, the scarves, and the crescents;
Verse 19: The chains and the bracelets, and the mufflers;
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Isaiah 3:19 The pendants, the bracelets, and the veils;
Verse 20: The bonnets, and the ornaments of the legs, and the headbands, and the tablets, and the ear-rings;
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Isaiah 3:20 The headdresses, the leg ornaments, and the headbands; The perfume boxes, the charms,
Verse 21: The rings, and nose jewels;
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Isaiah 3:21 and the rings; The nose jewels,
Verse 22: The changeable suits of apparel, and the mantles, and the wimples, and the crisping-pins;
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Isaiah 3:22 the festal apparel, and the mantles; The outer garments, the purses,
Verse 23: The glasses, and the fine linen, and hoods, and the veils.
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Isaiah 3:23 and the mirrors; The fine linen, the turbans, and the robes.
Verse 24: And it shall come to pass, instead of sweet smell there shall be stink; and instead of a girdle, a rent; and instead of well set hair, baldness; and instead of a stomacher, a girding of sackcloth; burning instead of beauty.
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Isaiah 3:24 And so it shall be: Instead of a sweet smell there will be a stench; Instead of a sash, a rope; Instead of well-set hair, baldness; Instead of a rich robe, a girding of sackcloth; And branding instead of beauty.
Verse 25: Thy men shall fall by the sword and thy mighty in the war.
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Isaiah 3:25 Your men shall fall by the sword, and your mighty in the war.
Verse 26: And her gates shall lament and mourn; and she shall be desolate, and shall sit upon the ground.
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Isaiah 3:26 Her gates shall lament and mourn, and she being desolate shall sit on the ground.
Note: Sidney Rigdon copied the old King James Version including words not found in the original Hebrew. These words have been italicized in the New King James Version and were added by the King James translators for English thought clarity. Accordingly, Sidney Rigdon was no language expert and the Book of Mormon is not Holy Scripture.