BOOK OF MORMON
2 Nephi - Chapter 13 Critique
Note:
Sidney Rigdon copied the old King James Version including words not
found in the original Hebrew. Words that were added, omitted, or
changed are highlighted within the verse. Accordingly, Sidney Rigdon
was no language expert and the Book of Mormon is not Holy Scripture.
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--
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Isaiah 3:1 For, behold, the Lord, the LORD of hosts, doth take away from Jerusalem and from Judah the stay and the staff, the whole stay of bread, and the whole stay 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 prudent, and the ancient,
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, and the counselor, and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator.
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 And I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them.
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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 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.
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 shall take hold of his brother of
the house of his father, and shall say, Thou hast clothing, be thou our
ruler, and let this ruin be under thy hand:
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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 shall he swear, saying, I will
not be an healer; for in my house is neither bread nor clothing: make
me not a ruler of the people.
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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 is ruined, and Judah is
fallen: because their tongue and their doings are against the LORD, to
provoke the eyes of his glory.
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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 show of their countenance doth witness
against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not.
Woe unto their soul! for they have rewarded evil unto themselves.
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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 ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: 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 unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him.
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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, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths.
Verse 13: The Lord standeth up to plead, and standeth to judge the people.
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Isaiah 3:13 The LORD standeth up to plead, and standeth 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 ancients of his people, and the princes thereof: for ye have eaten up the vineyard; the spoil 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 mean ye that ye beat my people to pieces, and grind the faces of the poor? saith 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 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:
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 bravery of their tinkling ornaments about their feet, and their cauls, and their round tires like the moon,
Verse 19: The chains and the bracelets, and the mufflers;
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Isaiah 3:19 The chains, and the bracelets, and the mufflers,
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 bonnets, and the ornaments of the legs, and the headbands, and the tablets, and the earrings,
Verse 21: The rings, and nose jewels;
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Isaiah 3:21 The rings, and 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 changeable suits of apparel, and the mantles, and the wimples, and the crisping pins,
Verse 23: The glasses, and the fine linen, and hoods, and the veils.
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Isaiah 3:23 The glasses, and the fine linen, and the hoods, and the vails.
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 it shall come to pass, that 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; and burning 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 Thy men shall fall by the sword, and thy 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 And her gates shall lament and mourn; and she shall be desolate shall sit upon the ground.