2 NephiChapter13
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—
The mighty man, and the man of war, the judge, and the prophet, and the prudent, and the ancient;
The captain of fifty, and the honorable man, and the counselor, and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator.
And I will give children unto them to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them.
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.
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—
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.
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.
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!
Say unto the righteous that it is well with them; for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.
Wo unto the wicked, for they shall perish; for the reward of their hands shall be upon them!
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.
The Lord standeth up to plead, and standeth to judge the people.
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.
What mean ye? Ye beat my people to pieces, and grind the faces of the poor, saith the Lord God of Hosts.
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—
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.
In that day the Lord will take away the bravery of their tinkling ornaments, and cauls, and round tires like the moon;
The chains and the bracelets, and the mufflers;
The bonnets, and the ornaments of the legs, and the headbands, and the tablets, and the ear-rings;
The rings, and nose jewels;
The changeable suits of apparel, and the mantles, and the wimples, and the crisping-pins;
The glasses, and the fine linen, and hoods, and the veils.
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.
Thy men shall fall by the sword and thy mighty in the war.
And her gates shall lament and mourn; and she shall be desolate, and shall sit upon the ground.
See now, the Lord, the Lord of Hosts,takes away from Jerusalem, and from Judah,every support and every supply,the whole supply of bread, and the whole supply of water—the mighty man, and the man of war,the judge, and the prophet,and the wise, and the elder;the captain of fifty, and the honorable man,and the counselor, and the skillful craftsman,and the eloquent orator.
And I will give children to them to be their princes,and infants shall rule over them.And the people shall be oppressed,each one by another, and each one by his neighbor;the child shall behave proudly against the elder,and the contemptible against the honorable.When a man shall take hold of his brotherof the house of his father, and shall say:"You have clothing; be our ruler,and do not let this ruin come under your hand"—in that day shall he swear, saying:"I will not be a healer,for in my house there is neither bread nor clothing;do not make me a ruler of the people."
For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen,because their tongues and their deeds have been against the Lord,to provoke the eyes of his glory.The look on their faces witnesses against them,and declares their sin to be even as Sodom,and they cannot hide it.Woe to their souls,for they have brought evil upon themselves!
Say to the righteous that it is well with them,for they shall eat the fruit of their deeds.Woe to the wicked, for they shall perish,for the reward of their hands shall be upon them!And 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.
The Lord stands up to plead,and stands to judge the people.The Lord will enter into judgmentwith the elders of his people and their princes:for you have eaten up the vineyard,and the spoil of the poor in your houses.What do you mean?You beat my people to pieces,and grind the faces of the poor,says the Lord God of Hosts.
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,and making a tinkling with their feet—so the Lord will strike with a scabthe crown of the head of the daughters of Zion,and the Lord will uncover their secret parts.
In that day the Lord will take away the finery of their tinkling ornaments,and their hair nets, and their crescent ornaments; the pendants, and the bracelets, and the scarves; the headdresses, and the ankle chains, and the headbands,and the perfume boxes, and the earrings; the rings, and the nose jewels; the fine robes, and the capes,and the shawls, and the curling irons;the mirrors, and the fine linen,and the hoods, and the veils.
And instead of sweet perfume there shall be a stench;and instead of a sash, torn clothing;and instead of well-set hair, baldness;and instead of a rich robe, a wrapping of sackcloth;burning instead of beauty.Your men shall fall by the sword,and your mighty men in the war.And her gates shall lament and mourn;and she shall be desolate,and shall sit upon the ground.
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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—
See now, the Lord, the Lord of Hosts,takes away from Jerusalem, and from Judah,every support and every supply,the whole supply of bread, and the whole supply of water—
The mighty man, and the man of war, the judge, and the prophet, and the prudent, and the ancient;
the mighty man, and the man of war,the judge, and the prophet,and the wise, and the elder;
The captain of fifty, and the honorable man, and the counselor, and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator.
the captain of fifty, and the honorable man,and the counselor, and the skillful craftsman,and the eloquent orator.
And I will give children unto them to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them.
And I will give children to them to be their princes,and infants shall rule over them.
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.
And the people shall be oppressed,each one by another, and each one by his neighbor;the child shall behave proudly against the elder,and the contemptible against the honorable.
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—
When a man shall take hold of his brotherof the house of his father, and shall say:"You have clothing; be our ruler,and do not let this ruin come under your hand"—
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.
in that day shall he swear, saying:"I will not be a healer,for in my house there is neither bread nor clothing;do not make me a ruler of the people."
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.
For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen,because their tongues and their deeds have been against the Lord,to provoke the eyes of his glory.
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!
The look on their faces witnesses against them,and declares their sin to be even as Sodom,and they cannot hide it.Woe to their souls,for they have brought evil upon themselves!
Say unto the righteous that it is well with them; for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.
Say to the righteous that it is well with them,for they shall eat the fruit of their deeds.
Wo unto the wicked, for they shall perish; for the reward of their hands shall be upon them!
Woe to the wicked, for they shall perish,for the reward of their hands shall be upon them!
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.
And 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.
The Lord standeth up to plead, and standeth to judge the people.
The Lord stands up to plead,and stands to judge the people.
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.
The Lord will enter into judgmentwith the elders of his people and their princes:for you have eaten up the vineyard,and the spoil of the poor in your houses.
What mean ye? Ye beat my people to pieces, and grind the faces of the poor, saith the Lord God of Hosts.
What do you mean?You beat my people to pieces,and grind the faces of the poor,says the Lord God of Hosts.
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—
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,and making a tinkling with their feet—
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.
so the Lord will strike with a scabthe crown of the head of the daughters of Zion,and the Lord will uncover their secret parts.
In that day the Lord will take away the bravery of their tinkling ornaments, and cauls, and round tires like the moon;
In that day the Lord will take away the finery of their tinkling ornaments,and their hair nets, and their crescent ornaments;
The chains and the bracelets, and the mufflers;
the pendants, and the bracelets, and the scarves;
The bonnets, and the ornaments of the legs, and the headbands, and the tablets, and the ear-rings;
the headdresses, and the ankle chains, and the headbands,and the perfume boxes, and the earrings;
The rings, and nose jewels;
the rings, and the nose jewels;
The changeable suits of apparel, and the mantles, and the wimples, and the crisping-pins;
the fine robes, and the capes,and the shawls, and the curling irons;
The glasses, and the fine linen, and hoods, and the veils.
the mirrors, and the fine linen,and the hoods, and the veils.
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.
And instead of sweet perfume there shall be a stench;and instead of a sash, torn clothing;and instead of well-set hair, baldness;and instead of a rich robe, a wrapping of sackcloth;burning instead of beauty.
Thy men shall fall by the sword and thy mighty in the war.
Your men shall fall by the sword,and your mighty men in the war.
And her gates shall lament and mourn; and she shall be desolate, and shall sit upon the ground.
And her gates shall lament and mourn;and she shall be desolate,and shall sit upon the ground.
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—
See now, the Lord, the Lord of Hosts,takes away from Jerusalem, and from Judah,every support and every supply,the whole supply of bread, and the whole supply of water—
The mighty man, and the man of war, the judge, and the prophet, and the prudent, and the ancient;
the mighty man, and the man of war,the judge, and the prophet,and the wise, and the elder;
The captain of fifty, and the honorable man, and the counselor, and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator.
the captain of fifty, and the honorable man,and the counselor, and the skillful craftsman,and the eloquent orator.
And I will give children unto them to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them.
And I will give children to them to be their princes,and infants shall rule over them.
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.
And the people shall be oppressed,each one by another, and each one by his neighbor;the child shall behave proudly against the elder,and the contemptible against the honorable.
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—
When a man shall take hold of his brotherof the house of his father, and shall say:"You have clothing; be our ruler,and do not let this ruin come under your hand"—
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.
in that day shall he swear, saying:"I will not be a healer,for in my house there is neither bread nor clothing;do not make me a ruler of the people."
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.
For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen,because their tongues and their deeds have been against the Lord,to provoke the eyes of his glory.
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!
The look on their faces witnesses against them,and declares their sin to be even as Sodom,and they cannot hide it.Woe to their souls,for they have brought evil upon themselves!
Say unto the righteous that it is well with them; for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.
Say to the righteous that it is well with them,for they shall eat the fruit of their deeds.
Wo unto the wicked, for they shall perish; for the reward of their hands shall be upon them!
Woe to the wicked, for they shall perish,for the reward of their hands shall be upon them!
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.
And 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.
The Lord standeth up to plead, and standeth to judge the people.
The Lord stands up to plead,and stands to judge the people.
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.
The Lord will enter into judgmentwith the elders of his people and their princes:for you have eaten up the vineyard,and the spoil of the poor in your houses.
What mean ye? Ye beat my people to pieces, and grind the faces of the poor, saith the Lord God of Hosts.
What do you mean?You beat my people to pieces,and grind the faces of the poor,says the Lord God of Hosts.
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—
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,and making a tinkling with their feet—
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.
so the Lord will strike with a scabthe crown of the head of the daughters of Zion,and the Lord will uncover their secret parts.
In that day the Lord will take away the bravery of their tinkling ornaments, and cauls, and round tires like the moon;
In that day the Lord will take away the finery of their tinkling ornaments,and their hair nets, and their crescent ornaments;
The chains and the bracelets, and the mufflers;
the pendants, and the bracelets, and the scarves;
The bonnets, and the ornaments of the legs, and the headbands, and the tablets, and the ear-rings;
the headdresses, and the ankle chains, and the headbands,and the perfume boxes, and the earrings;
The rings, and nose jewels;
the rings, and the nose jewels;
The changeable suits of apparel, and the mantles, and the wimples, and the crisping-pins;
the fine robes, and the capes,and the shawls, and the curling irons;
The glasses, and the fine linen, and hoods, and the veils.
the mirrors, and the fine linen,and the hoods, and the veils.
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.
And instead of sweet perfume there shall be a stench;and instead of a sash, torn clothing;and instead of well-set hair, baldness;and instead of a rich robe, a wrapping of sackcloth;burning instead of beauty.
Thy men shall fall by the sword and thy mighty in the war.
Your men shall fall by the sword,and your mighty men in the war.
And her gates shall lament and mourn; and she shall be desolate, and shall sit upon the ground.
And her gates shall lament and mourn;and she shall be desolate,and shall sit upon the ground.