BOOK OF MORMON
2 Nephi - Chapter 15 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: AND then will I sing to my well-beloved a song of my beloved, touching his vineyard. My well-beloved hath a vineyard in a very fruitful hill.
Note: Sidney Rigdon copied the old King James Version of the Holy Bible.
Isaiah 5:1 Now let me sing to my Well-beloved a song of my Beloved regarding His vineyard: My Well-beloved has a vineyard on a very fruitful hill.
Verse 2: And he fenced it, and gathered out the stones thereof, and planted it with the choicest vine, and built a tower in the midst of it, and also made a wine-press therein; and he looked that it should bring forth grapes, and it brought forth wild grapes.
Note: Sidney Rigdon copied the old King James Version of the Holy Bible.
Isaiah 5:2 He dug it up and cleared out its stones, and planted it with the choicest vine. He built a tower in its midst, and also made a winepress in it; So He expected it to bring forth good grapes, but it brought forth wild grapes.
Verse 3: And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem, and men of Judah, judge, I pray you, betwixt me and my vineyard.
Note: Sidney Rigdon copied the old King James Version of the Holy Bible.
Isaiah 5:3 "And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem and men of Judah, judge, please, between Me and My vineyard."
Verse 4: What could have been done more to my vineyard that I have not done in it? Wherefore, when I looked that it should bring forth grapes it brought forth wild grapes.
Note: Sidney Rigdon copied the old King James Version of the Holy Bible.
Isaiah 5:4 "What more could have been done to My vineyard that I have not done in it? Why then, when I expected it to bring forth good grapes, did it bring forth wild grapes?"
Verse 5: And now go to; I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard--I will take away the hedge thereof, and it shall be eaten up; and I will break down the wall thereof, and it shall be trodden down;
Note: Sidney Rigdon copied the old King James Version of the Holy Bible.
Isaiah 5:5 "And now, please let Me tell you what I will do to My vineyard: I will take away its hedge, and it shall be burned; And break down its wall, and it shall be trampled down."
Verse 6: And I will lay it waste; it shall not be pruned nor digged; but there shall come up briers and thorns; I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it.
Note: Sidney Rigdon copied the old King James Version of the Holy Bible.
Isaiah 5:6 "I will lay it waste; It shall not be pruned or dug, but there shall come up briers and thorns. I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain on it."
Verse 7: For the vineyard of the Lord of Hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant; and he looked for judgment, and behold, oppression; for righteousness, but behold, a cry.
Note: Sidney Rigdon copied the old King James Version of the Holy Bible.
Isaiah 5:7 For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah are His pleasant plant. He looked for justice, but behold, oppression; For righteousness, but behold, a cry for help.
Verse 8: Wo unto them that join house to house, till there can be no place, that they may be placed alone in the midst of the earth!
Note: Sidney Rigdon copied the old King James Version of the Holy Bible.
Isaiah 5:8 Woe to those who join house to house; They add field to field, till there is no place where they may dwell alone in the midst of the land!
Verse 9: In mine ears, said the Lord of Hosts, of a truth many houses shall be desolate, and great and fair cities without inhabitant.
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Isaiah 5:9 In my hearing the LORD of hosts said, "Truly, many houses shall be desolate, great and beautiful ones, without inhabitant."
Verse 10: Yea, ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath, and the seed of a homer shall yield an ephah.
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Isaiah 5:10 "For ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath, and a homer of seed shall yield one ephah."
Verse 11: Wo unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink, that continue until night, and wine inflame them!
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Isaiah 5:11 Woe to those who rise early in the morning, that they may follow intoxicating drink; Who continue until night, till wine inflames them!
Verse 12: And the harp, and the viol, the tabret, and pipe, and wine are in their feasts; but they regard not the work of the Lord, neither consider the operation of his hands.
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Isaiah 5:12 The harp and the strings, the tambourine and flute, and wine are in their feasts; But they do not regard the work of the LORD, nor consider the operation of His hands.
Verse 13: Therefore, my people are gone into captivity, because they have no knowledge; and their honorable men are famished, and their multitude dried up with thirst.
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Isaiah 5:13 Therefore my people have gone into captivity, because they have no knowledge; Their honorable men are famished, and their multitude dried up with thirst.
Verse 14: Therefore, hell hath enlarged herself, and opened her mouth without measure; and their glory, and their multitude, and their pomp, and he that rejoiceth, shall descend into it.
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Isaiah 5:14 Therefore Sheol has enlarged itself and opened its mouth beyond measure; Their glory and their multitude and their pomp, and he who is jubilant, shall descend into it.
Verse 15: And the mean man shall be brought down, and the mighty man shall be humbled, and the eyes of the lofty shall be humbled.
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Isaiah 5:15 People shall be brought down, each man shall be humbled, and the eyes of the lofty shall be humbled.
Verse 16: But the Lord of Hosts shall be exalted in judgment, and God that is holy shall be sanctified in righteousness.
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Isaiah 5:16 But the LORD of hosts shall be exalted in judgment, and God who is holy shall be hallowed in righteousness.
Verse 17: Then shall the lambs feed after their manner, and the waste places of the fat ones shall strangers eat.
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Isaiah 5:17 Then the lambs shall feed in their pasture, and in the waste places of the fat ones strangers shall eat.
Verse 18: Wo unto them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as it were with a cart rope;
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Isaiah 5:18 Woe to those who draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as if with a cart rope;
Verse 19: That say: Let him make speed, hasten his work, that we may see it; and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw nigh and come, that we may know it.
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Isaiah 5:19 That say, "Let Him make speed and hasten His work, that we may see it; And let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw near and come, that we may know it."
Verse 20: Wo unto them that call evil good, and good evil, that put darkness for light, and light for darkness, that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!
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Isaiah 5:20 Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; Who put darkness for light, and light for darkness; Who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!
Verse 21: Wo unto the wise in their own eyes and prudent in their own sight!
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Isaiah 5:21 Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!
Verse 22: Wo unto the mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink;
Note: Sidney Rigdon copied the old King James Version of the Holy Bible.
Isaiah 5:22 Woe to men mighty at drinking wine, woe to men valiant for mixing intoxicating drink,
Verse 23: Who justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!
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Isaiah 5:23 Who justify the wicked for a bribe, and take away justice from the righteous man!
Verse 24: Therefore, as the fire devoureth the stubble, and the flame consumeth the chaff, their root shall be rottenness, and their blossoms shall go up as dust; because they have cast away the law of the Lord of Hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.
Note: Sidney Rigdon copied the old King James Version of the Holy Bible.
Isaiah 5:24 Therefore, as the fire devours the stubble, and the flame consumes the chaff, so their root will be as rottenness, and their blossom will ascend like dust; Because they have rejected the law of the LORD of hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.
Verse 25: Therefore, is the anger of the Lord kindled against his people, and he hath stretched forth his hand against them, and hath smitten them; and the hills did tremble, and their carcasses were torn in the midst of the streets. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
Note: Sidney Rigdon copied the old King James Version of the Holy Bible.
Isaiah 5:25 Therefore the anger of the LORD is aroused against His people; He has stretched out His hand against them and stricken them, and the hills trembled. Their carcasses were as refuse in the midst of the streets. For all this His anger is not turned away, but His hand is stretched out still.
Verse 26: And he will lift up an ensign to the nations from far, and will hiss unto them from the end of the earth; and behold, they shall come with speed swiftly; none shall be weary nor stumble among them.
Note: Sidney Rigdon copied the old King James Version of the Holy Bible.
Isaiah 5:26 He will lift up a banner to the nations from afar, and will whistle to them from the end of the earth; Surely they shall come with speed, swiftly.
Verse 27: None shall slumber nor sleep; neither shall the girdle of their loins be loosed, nor the latchet of their shoes be broken;
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Isaiah 5:27 No one will be weary or stumble among them, no one will slumber or sleep; Nor will the belt on their loins be loosed, nor the strap of their sandals be broken;
Verse 28: Whose arrows shall be sharp, and all their bows bent, and their horses' hoofs shall be counted like flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind, their roaring like a lion.
Note: Sidney Rigdon copied the old King James Version of the Holy Bible.
Isaiah 5:28 Whose arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent; Their horses' hooves will seem like flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind.
Verse 29: They shall roar like young lions; yea, they shall roar, and lay hold of the prey, and shall carry away safe, and none shall deliver.
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Isaiah 5:29 Their roaring will be like a lion, they will roar like young lions; Yes, they will roar and lay hold of the prey; They will carry it away safely, and no one will deliver.
Verse 30: And in that day they shall roar against them like the roaring of the sea; and if they look unto the land, behold, darkness and sorrow, and the light is darkened in the heavens thereof.
Note: Sidney Rigdon copied the old King James Version of the Holy Bible.
Isaiah 5:30 In that day they will roar against them like the roaring of the sea. And if one looks to the land, behold, darkness and sorrow; And the light is darkened by the clouds.
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.