2 NephiChapter27

v1.10

And when that day shall come they shall be visited of the Lord of Hosts, with thunder and with earthquake, and with a great noise, and with storm, and with tempest, and with the flame of devouring fire.

For behold, all ye that doeth iniquity, stay yourselves and wonder, for ye shall cry out, and cry; yea, ye shall be drunken but not with wine, ye shall stagger but not with strong drink.

For behold, the Lord hath poured out upon you the spirit of deep sleep. For behold, ye have closed your eyes, and ye have rejected the prophets; and your rulers, and the seers hath he covered because of your iniquity.

And it shall come to pass that the Lord God shall bring forth unto you the words of a book, and they shall be the words of them which have slumbered.

And behold the book shall be sealed; and in the book shall be a revelation from God, from the beginning of the world to the ending thereof.

Wherefore, because of the things which are sealed up, the things which are sealed shall not be delivered in the day of the wickedness and abominations of the people. Wherefore the book shall be kept from them.

But the book shall be delivered unto a man, and he shall deliver the words of the book, which are the words of those who have slumbered in the dust, and he shall deliver these words unto another;

But the words which are sealed he shall not deliver, neither shall he deliver the book. For the book shall be sealed by the power of God, and the revelation which was sealed shall be kept in the book until the own due time of the Lord, that they may come forth; for behold, they reveal all things from the foundation of the world unto the end thereof.

And the day cometh that the words of the book which were sealed shall be read upon the house tops; and they shall be read by the power of Christ; and all things shall be revealed unto the children of men which ever have been among the children of men, and which ever will be even unto the end of the earth.

And there is none other which shall view it, save it be a few according to the will of God, to bear testimony of his word unto the children of men; for the Lord God hath said that the words of the faithful should speak as if it were from the dead.

Wherefore, the Lord God will proceed to bring forth the words of the book; and in the mouth of as many witnesses as seemeth him good will he establish his word; and wo be unto him that rejecteth the word of God!

But behold, it shall come to pass that the Lord God shall say unto him to whom he shall deliver the book: Take these words which are not sealed and deliver them to another, that he may show them unto the learned, saying: Read this, I pray thee. And the learned shall say: Bring hither the book, and I will read them.

And now, because of the glory of the world and to get gain will they say this, and not for the glory of God.

And the man shall say: I cannot bring the book, for it is sealed.

Then shall the learned say: I cannot read it.

Wherefore it shall come to pass, that the Lord God will deliver again the book and the words thereof to him that is not learned; and the man that is not learned shall say: I am not learned.

Touch not the things which are sealed, for I will bring them forth in mine own due time; for I will show unto the children of men that I am able to do mine own work.

Wherefore, when thou hast read the words which I have commanded thee, and obtained the witnesses which I have promised unto thee, then shalt thou seal up the book again, and hide it up unto me, that I may preserve the words which thou hast not read, until I shall see fit in mine own wisdom to reveal all things unto the children of men.

For behold, I am God; and I am a God of miracles; and I will show unto the world that I am the same yesterday, today, and forever; and I work not among the children of men save it be according to their faith.

And again it shall come to pass that the Lord shall say unto him that shall read the words that shall be delivered him:

Forasmuch as this people draw near unto me with their mouth, and with their lips do honor me, but have removed their hearts far from me, and their fear towards me is taught by the precepts of men—

Therefore, I will proceed to do a marvelous work among this people, yea, a marvelous work and a wonder, for the wisdom of their wise and learned shall perish, and the understanding of their prudent shall be hid.

And wo unto them that seek deep to hide their counsel from the Lord! And their works are in the dark; and they say: Who seeth us, and who knoweth us? And they also say: Surely, your turning of things upside down shall be esteemed as the potter’s clay. But behold, I will show unto them, saith the Lord of Hosts, that I know all their works. For shall the work say of him that made it, he made me not? Or shall the thing framed say of him that framed it, he had no understanding?

And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity and out of darkness.

And the meek also shall increase, and their joy shall be in the Lord, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.

For assuredly as the Lord liveth they shall see that the terrible one is brought to naught, and the scorner is consumed, and all that watch for iniquity are cut off;

And they that make a man an offender for a word, and lay a snare for him that reproveth in the gate, and turn aside the just for a thing of naught.

Therefore, thus saith the Lord, who redeemed Abraham, concerning the house of Jacob: Jacob shall not now be ashamed, neither shall his face now wax pale.

But when he seeth his children, the work of my hands, in the midst of him, they shall sanctify my name, and sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, and shall fear the God of Israel.

They also that erred in spirit shall come to understanding, and they that murmured shall learn doctrine.

In the last days, in the days of the Gentiles, all the nations of the Gentiles and also the Jews will be drunk with wickedness and every kind of abomination: both those who will come to this land and those who will live in other lands, in all the lands of the earth. And when that day shall come, they shall be visited by the Lord of Hosts with thunder, earthquake, a great noise, storm, tempest, and the flame of devouring fire.

And all the nations that fight against Zion and distress her shall be like a dream, a vision in the night. It shall be for them as it is for a hungry man who dreams that he eats, but wakes with his soul empty, or for a thirsty man who dreams that he drinks, but wakes faint, his soul still thirsty. So shall it be with the whole host of the nations that fight against Mount Zion. All you who do wickedness, stop and be astonished, for you shall cry out and cry. You shall be drunk, but not with wine; you shall stagger, but not with strong drink. For the Lord has poured out on you the spirit of deep sleep. You have closed your eyes, and you have rejected the prophets. And your rulers and the seers, he has covered because of your wickedness.

And the Lord God shall bring forth to you the words of a book, and they shall be the words of those who have slumbered. The book shall be sealed, and in the book shall be a revelation from God, from the beginning of the world to its end. So, because of the things that are sealed up, the things that are sealed shall not be delivered in the day of the people's wickedness and abominations. That is why the book shall be kept from them.

But the book shall be delivered to a man, and he shall deliver the words of the book, which are the words of those who have slumbered in the dust, and he shall deliver these words to another. But the words that are sealed, he shall not deliver, and neither shall he deliver the book. For the book shall be sealed by the power of God, and the revelation that was sealed shall be kept in the book until the Lord's own due time. Then they shall come forth, for they reveal all things from the foundation of the world to its end. And the day is coming when the words of the book that were sealed shall be read on the housetops. They shall be read by the power of Christ, and all things shall be revealed to humankind: all that has ever been among humankind, and all that ever will be, to the end of the earth.

So on the day when the book shall be delivered to the man I have spoken of, the book shall be hidden from the eyes of the world. No one shall see it except three witnesses, who shall see it by the power of God, besides the man to whom the book shall be delivered. And they shall testify to the truth of the book and the things in it. And no one else shall see it, except a few, according to the will of God, to testify of his word to humankind. For the Lord God has said that the words of the faithful should speak as if it were from the dead. So the Lord God will proceed to bring forth the words of the book, and by the mouth of as many witnesses as he sees fit, he will establish his word. And woe to the one who rejects the word of God!

But the Lord God shall say to the one to whom he shall deliver the book: "Take these words that are not sealed and deliver them to another, so that he may show them to the learned, saying, 'Read this, please.'" And the learned shall say, "Bring the book here, and I'll read them."

Now, they will say this because of the glory of the world and to get rich, not for the glory of God.

And the man shall say, "I can't bring the book; it's sealed."

Then the learned shall say, "I can't read it."

So the Lord God will deliver the book and its words again to the one who is not learned. And the man who is not learned shall say, "I'm not learned."

Then the Lord God shall say to him: "The learned shall not read them, for they have rejected them, and I am able to do my own work. So you shall read the words that I shall give you. Do not touch the things that are sealed, for I will bring them forth in my own due time, for I will show humankind that I am able to do my own work. So when you have read the words that I have commanded you and obtained the witnesses that I have promised you, then you shall seal up the book again and hide it away for me. I will preserve the words that you have not read, until I shall see fit in my own wisdom to reveal all things to humankind. For I am God, and I am a God of miracles, and I will show the world that I am the same yesterday, today, and forever. And I do not work among humankind except according to their faith."

And again, the Lord shall say to the one who shall read the words that shall be delivered to him:

This people draw near to me with their mouths and honor me with their lips, but they have removed their hearts far from me, and their fear of me is taught by human precepts. Therefore, I will proceed to do a marvelous work among this people — a marvelous work and a wonder — for the wisdom of their wise and learned shall perish, and the understanding of their prudent shall be hidden.

And woe to those who seek deep to hide their counsel from the Lord! Their works are in the dark, and they say, "Who sees us, and who knows us?" And they also say, "Surely your turning of things upside down shall be regarded as the potter's clay." But I will show them, says the Lord of Hosts, that I know all their works. For shall the work say of him who made it, "He did not make me"? Or shall the thing formed say of him who formed it, "He had no understanding"?

But, says the Lord of Hosts, I will show humankind that it is yet a very little while, and Lebanon shall be turned into a fruitful field, and the fruitful field shall be regarded as a forest. And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity and darkness.

And the meek also shall increase, and their joy shall be in the Lord, and the poor among the people shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel. For as surely as the Lord lives, they shall see that the terrible one is brought to nothing, and the scorner is consumed, and all who watch for wickedness are cut off. And so are those who make someone an offender for a word, and lay a snare for the one who reproves in the gate, and turn aside the just for nothing.

Therefore, thus says the Lord, who redeemed Abraham, concerning the house of Jacob: Jacob shall not now be ashamed, and his face shall not now grow pale. But when he sees his children, the work of my hands, in his midst, they shall sanctify my name, sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, and fear the God of Israel. And those who erred in spirit shall come to understanding, and those who murmured shall learn doctrine.

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OriginalModern English

And when that day shall come, they shall be visited by the Lord of Hosts with thunder, earthquake, a great noise, storm, tempest, and the flame of devouring fire.

For behold, all ye that doeth iniquity, stay yourselves and wonder, for ye shall cry out, and cry; yea, ye shall be drunken but not with wine, ye shall stagger but not with strong drink.

All you who do wickedness, stop and be astonished, for you shall cry out and cry. You shall be drunk, but not with wine; you shall stagger, but not with strong drink.

For the Lord has poured out on you the spirit of deep sleep. You have closed your eyes, and you have rejected the prophets. And your rulers and the seers, he has covered because of your wickedness.

And it shall come to pass that the Lord God shall bring forth unto you the words of a book, and they shall be the words of them which have slumbered.

And the Lord God shall bring forth to you the words of a book, and they shall be the words of those who have slumbered.

And behold the book shall be sealed; and in the book shall be a revelation from God, from the beginning of the world to the ending thereof.

The book shall be sealed, and in the book shall be a revelation from God, from the beginning of the world to its end.

So, because of the things that are sealed up, the things that are sealed shall not be delivered in the day of the people's wickedness and abominations. That is why the book shall be kept from them.

But the book shall be delivered unto a man, and he shall deliver the words of the book, which are the words of those who have slumbered in the dust, and he shall deliver these words unto another;

But the book shall be delivered to a man, and he shall deliver the words of the book, which are the words of those who have slumbered in the dust, and he shall deliver these words to another.

But the words that are sealed, he shall not deliver, and neither shall he deliver the book. For the book shall be sealed by the power of God, and the revelation that was sealed shall be kept in the book until the Lord's own due time. Then they shall come forth, for they reveal all things from the foundation of the world to its end.

And the day is coming when the words of the book that were sealed shall be read on the housetops. They shall be read by the power of Christ, and all things shall be revealed to humankind: all that has ever been among humankind, and all that ever will be, to the end of the earth.

And no one else shall see it, except a few, according to the will of God, to testify of his word to humankind. For the Lord God has said that the words of the faithful should speak as if it were from the dead.

So the Lord God will proceed to bring forth the words of the book, and by the mouth of as many witnesses as he sees fit, he will establish his word. And woe to the one who rejects the word of God!

And now, because of the glory of the world and to get gain will they say this, and not for the glory of God.

Now, they will say this because of the glory of the world and to get rich, not for the glory of God.

And the man shall say: I cannot bring the book, for it is sealed.

And the man shall say, "I can't bring the book; it's sealed."

Then shall the learned say: I cannot read it.

Then the learned shall say, "I can't read it."

Wherefore it shall come to pass, that the Lord God will deliver again the book and the words thereof to him that is not learned; and the man that is not learned shall say: I am not learned.

So the Lord God will deliver the book and its words again to the one who is not learned. And the man who is not learned shall say, "I'm not learned."

Then the Lord God shall say to him: "The learned shall not read them, for they have rejected them, and I am able to do my own work. So you shall read the words that I shall give you.

Touch not the things which are sealed, for I will bring them forth in mine own due time; for I will show unto the children of men that I am able to do mine own work.

Do not touch the things that are sealed, for I will bring them forth in my own due time, for I will show humankind that I am able to do my own work.

So when you have read the words that I have commanded you and obtained the witnesses that I have promised you, then you shall seal up the book again and hide it away for me. I will preserve the words that you have not read, until I shall see fit in my own wisdom to reveal all things to humankind.

For I am God, and I am a God of miracles, and I will show the world that I am the same yesterday, today, and forever. And I do not work among humankind except according to their faith."

And again it shall come to pass that the Lord shall say unto him that shall read the words that shall be delivered him:

And again, the Lord shall say to the one who shall read the words that shall be delivered to him:

Forasmuch as this people draw near unto me with their mouth, and with their lips do honor me, but have removed their hearts far from me, and their fear towards me is taught by the precepts of men—

This people draw near to me with their mouths and honor me with their lips, but they have removed their hearts far from me, and their fear of me is taught by human precepts.

Therefore, I will proceed to do a marvelous work among this people — a marvelous work and a wonder — for the wisdom of their wise and learned shall perish, and the understanding of their prudent shall be hidden.

But, says the Lord of Hosts, I will show humankind that it is yet a very little while, and Lebanon shall be turned into a fruitful field, and the fruitful field shall be regarded as a forest.

And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity and out of darkness.

And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity and darkness.

And the meek also shall increase, and their joy shall be in the Lord, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.

And the meek also shall increase, and their joy shall be in the Lord, and the poor among the people shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.

For assuredly as the Lord liveth they shall see that the terrible one is brought to naught, and the scorner is consumed, and all that watch for iniquity are cut off;

For as surely as the Lord lives, they shall see that the terrible one is brought to nothing, and the scorner is consumed, and all who watch for wickedness are cut off.

And they that make a man an offender for a word, and lay a snare for him that reproveth in the gate, and turn aside the just for a thing of naught.

And so are those who make someone an offender for a word, and lay a snare for the one who reproves in the gate, and turn aside the just for nothing.

Therefore, thus saith the Lord, who redeemed Abraham, concerning the house of Jacob: Jacob shall not now be ashamed, neither shall his face now wax pale.

Therefore, thus says the Lord, who redeemed Abraham, concerning the house of Jacob: Jacob shall not now be ashamed, and his face shall not now grow pale.

But when he seeth his children, the work of my hands, in the midst of him, they shall sanctify my name, and sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, and shall fear the God of Israel.

But when he sees his children, the work of my hands, in his midst, they shall sanctify my name, sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, and fear the God of Israel.

They also that erred in spirit shall come to understanding, and they that murmured shall learn doctrine.

And those who erred in spirit shall come to understanding, and those who murmured shall learn doctrine.

OriginalModern English

But, behold, in the last days, or in the days of the Gentiles—yea, behold all the nations of the Gentiles and also the Jews, both those who shall come upon this land and those who shall be upon other lands, yea, even upon all the lands of the earth, behold, they will be drunken with iniquity and all manner of abominations— And when that day shall come they shall be visited of the Lord of Hosts, with thunder and with earthquake, and with a great noise, and with storm, and with tempest, and with the flame of devouring fire.

And all the nations that fight against Zion, and that distress her, shall be as a dream of a night vision; yea, it shall be unto them, even as unto a hungry man which dreameth, and behold he eateth but he awaketh and his soul is empty; or like unto a thirsty man which dreameth, and behold he drinketh but he awaketh and behold he is faint, and his soul hath appetite; yea, even so shall the multitude of all the nations be that fight against Mount Zion. For behold, all ye that doeth iniquity, stay yourselves and wonder, for ye shall cry out, and cry; yea, ye shall be drunken but not with wine, ye shall stagger but not with strong drink. For behold, the Lord hath poured out upon you the spirit of deep sleep. For behold, ye have closed your eyes, and ye have rejected the prophets; and your rulers, and the seers hath he covered because of your iniquity.

And it shall come to pass that the Lord God shall bring forth unto you the words of a book, and they shall be the words of them which have slumbered. And behold the book shall be sealed; and in the book shall be a revelation from God, from the beginning of the world to the ending thereof. Wherefore, because of the things which are sealed up, the things which are sealed shall not be delivered in the day of the wickedness and abominations of the people. Wherefore the book shall be kept from them.

But the book shall be delivered unto a man, and he shall deliver the words of the book, which are the words of those who have slumbered in the dust, and he shall deliver these words unto another; But the words which are sealed he shall not deliver, neither shall he deliver the book. For the book shall be sealed by the power of God, and the revelation which was sealed shall be kept in the book until the own due time of the Lord, that they may come forth; for behold, they reveal all things from the foundation of the world unto the end thereof. And the day cometh that the words of the book which were sealed shall be read upon the house tops; and they shall be read by the power of Christ; and all things shall be revealed unto the children of men which ever have been among the children of men, and which ever will be even unto the end of the earth.

Wherefore, at that day when the book shall be delivered unto the man of whom I have spoken, the book shall be hid from the eyes of the world, that the eyes of none shall behold it save it be that three witnesses shall behold it, by the power of God, besides him to whom the book shall be delivered; and they shall testify to the truth of the book and the things therein. And there is none other which shall view it, save it be a few according to the will of God, to bear testimony of his word unto the children of men; for the Lord God hath said that the words of the faithful should speak as if it were from the dead. Wherefore, the Lord God will proceed to bring forth the words of the book; and in the mouth of as many witnesses as seemeth him good will he establish his word; and wo be unto him that rejecteth the word of God!

And now, because of the glory of the world and to get gain will they say this, and not for the glory of God.

Now, they will say this because of the glory of the world and to get rich, not for the glory of God.

And the man shall say: I cannot bring the book, for it is sealed.

And the man shall say, "I can't bring the book; it's sealed."

Then shall the learned say: I cannot read it.

Then the learned shall say, "I can't read it."

Wherefore it shall come to pass, that the Lord God will deliver again the book and the words thereof to him that is not learned; and the man that is not learned shall say: I am not learned.

So the Lord God will deliver the book and its words again to the one who is not learned. And the man who is not learned shall say, "I'm not learned."

Then shall the Lord God say unto him: The learned shall not read them, for they have rejected them, and I am able to do mine own work; wherefore thou shalt read the words which I shall give unto thee. Touch not the things which are sealed, for I will bring them forth in mine own due time; for I will show unto the children of men that I am able to do mine own work. Wherefore, when thou hast read the words which I have commanded thee, and obtained the witnesses which I have promised unto thee, then shalt thou seal up the book again, and hide it up unto me, that I may preserve the words which thou hast not read, until I shall see fit in mine own wisdom to reveal all things unto the children of men. For behold, I am God; and I am a God of miracles; and I will show unto the world that I am the same yesterday, today, and forever; and I work not among the children of men save it be according to their faith.

And again it shall come to pass that the Lord shall say unto him that shall read the words that shall be delivered him:

And again, the Lord shall say to the one who shall read the words that shall be delivered to him:

Forasmuch as this people draw near unto me with their mouth, and with their lips do honor me, but have removed their hearts far from me, and their fear towards me is taught by the precepts of men— Therefore, I will proceed to do a marvelous work among this people, yea, a marvelous work and a wonder, for the wisdom of their wise and learned shall perish, and the understanding of their prudent shall be hid.

But behold, saith the Lord of Hosts: I will show unto the children of men that it is yet a very little while and Lebanon shall be turned into a fruitful field; and the fruitful field shall be esteemed as a forest. And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity and out of darkness.

And the meek also shall increase, and their joy shall be in the Lord, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel. For assuredly as the Lord liveth they shall see that the terrible one is brought to naught, and the scorner is consumed, and all that watch for iniquity are cut off; And they that make a man an offender for a word, and lay a snare for him that reproveth in the gate, and turn aside the just for a thing of naught.

Therefore, thus saith the Lord, who redeemed Abraham, concerning the house of Jacob: Jacob shall not now be ashamed, neither shall his face now wax pale. But when he seeth his children, the work of my hands, in the midst of him, they shall sanctify my name, and sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, and shall fear the God of Israel. They also that erred in spirit shall come to understanding, and they that murmured shall learn doctrine.