3 NephiChapter10

v1.10

And now behold, it came to pass that all the people of the land did hear these sayings, and did witness of it. And after these sayings there was silence in the land for the space of many hours;

For so great was the astonishment of the people that they did cease lamenting and howling for the loss of their kindred which had been slain; therefore there was silence in all the land for the space of many hours.

And it came to pass that there came a voice again unto the people, and all the people did hear, and did witness of it, saying:

O ye people of these great cities which have fallen, who are descendants of Jacob, yea, who are of the house of Israel, how oft have I gathered you as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and have nourished you.

And again, how oft would I have gathered you as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, yea, O ye people of the house of Israel, who have fallen; yea, O ye people of the house of Israel, ye that dwell at Jerusalem, as ye that have fallen; yea, how oft would I have gathered you as a hen gathereth her chickens, and ye would not.

O ye house of Israel whom I have spared, how oft will I gather you as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, if ye will repent and return unto me with full purpose of heart.

But if not, O house of Israel, the places of your dwellings shall become desolate until the time of the fulfilling of the covenant to your fathers.

And now it came to pass that after the people had heard these words, behold, they began to weep and howl again because of the loss of their kindred and friends.

And it came to pass that thus did the three days pass away. And it was in the morning, and the darkness dispersed from off the face of the land, and the earth did cease to tremble, and the rocks did cease to rend, and the dreadful groanings did cease, and all the tumultuous noises did pass away.

And the earth did cleave together again, that it stood; and the mourning, and the weeping, and the wailing of the people who were spared alive did cease; and their mourning was turned into joy, and their lamentations into the praise and thanksgiving unto the Lord Jesus Christ, their Redeemer.

And thus far were the scriptures fulfilled which had been spoken by the prophets.

And it was the more righteous part of the people who were saved, and it was they who received the prophets and stoned them not; and it was they who had not shed the blood of the saints, who were spared—

And they were spared and were not sunk and buried up in the earth; and they were not drowned in the depths of the sea; and they were not burned by fire, neither were they fallen upon and crushed to death; and they were not carried away in the whirlwind; neither were they overpowered by the vapor of smoke and of darkness.

And now, whoso readeth, let him understand; he that hath the scriptures, let him search them, and see and behold if all these deaths and destructions by fire, and by smoke, and by tempests, and by whirlwinds, and by the opening of the earth to receive them, and all these things are not unto the fulfilling of the prophecies of many of the holy prophets.

Behold, I say unto you, Yea, many have testified of these things at the coming of Christ, and were slain because they testified of these things.

Yea, the prophet Zenos did testify of these things, and also Zenock spake concerning these things, because they testified particularly concerning us, who are the remnant of their seed.

Behold, our father Jacob also testified concerning a remnant of the seed of Joseph. And behold, are not we a remnant of the seed of Joseph? And these things which testify of us, are they not written upon the plates of brass which our father Lehi brought out of Jerusalem?

And it came to pass that in the ending of the thirty and fourth year, behold, I will show unto you that the people of Nephi who were spared, and also those who had been called Lamanites, who had been spared, did have great favors shown unto them, and great blessings poured out upon their heads, insomuch that soon after the ascension of Christ into heaven he did truly manifest himself unto them—

Showing his body unto them, and ministering unto them; and an account of his ministry shall be given hereafter. Therefore for this time I make an end of my sayings.

All the people of the land heard these words and testified of it. Afterward there was silence in the land for many hours. The people were so astonished that they stopped their lamenting and wailing over the loss of their relatives who had been killed, and so the whole land stayed silent all that time.

Then a voice came to the people again, and all the people heard it and testified of it, saying:

O you people of these great cities that have fallen, you who are descendants of Jacob, yes, you who are of the house of Israel, how often have I gathered you as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and have nourished you.

And again, how often would I have gathered you as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings; yes, O people of the house of Israel who have fallen; yes, O people of the house of Israel, you who live at Jerusalem, as well as you who have fallen; yes, how often would I have gathered you as a hen gathers her chicks, and you would not.

O house of Israel, whom I have spared, how often will I gather you as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, if you will repent and return to me with full purpose of heart. But if not, O house of Israel, the places where you live shall become desolate until the covenant to your fathers is fulfilled.

After the people heard this, they began weeping and wailing again over the loss of their relatives and friends.

So the three days passed. In the morning the darkness cleared from the land, the earth stopped trembling, the rocks stopped splitting, the dreadful groaning ceased, and all the tumultuous noise passed away. The earth closed back together and stood firm, and the mourning, weeping, and wailing of the people who were left alive ended. Their mourning turned into joy, and their laments into praise and thanksgiving to the Lord Jesus Christ, their Redeemer.

So far, the scriptures the prophets had spoken were fulfilled. It was the more righteous among the people who were saved: those who welcomed the prophets and didn't stone them, those who hadn't shed the blood of the saints. They were the ones who were spared. They weren't sunk and buried in the earth, drowned in the depths of the sea, burned by fire, fallen on and crushed to death, carried away in the whirlwind, or overpowered by the smoke and darkness.

Now, whoever reads, let him understand. Whoever has the scriptures, let him search them and see whether all these deaths and destructions by fire, smoke, tempests, whirlwinds, and the opening of the earth to receive them — whether all these things are not the fulfillment of the prophecies of many of the holy prophets. I say to you, many have testified of these things at the coming of Christ and were killed because they testified of these things. The prophet Zenos testified of these things, and Zenock also spoke about these things, because they testified specifically about us, who are the remnant of their posterity. Our father Jacob also testified about a remnant of the posterity of Joseph. And are we not a remnant of the posterity of Joseph? And these things that testify of us, are they not written on the brass plates that our father Lehi brought out of Jerusalem?

Now I will show you what happened at the end of the thirty-fourth year. The people of Nephi who were spared, and also those who had been called Lamanites and were spared, were shown great favor and had great blessings poured out on their heads. And so, soon after Christ's ascension into heaven, he truly showed himself to them. He showed them his body and ministered to them. An account of his ministry will be given later. So for now, I end my words.

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And now behold, it came to pass that all the people of the land did hear these sayings, and did witness of it. And after these sayings there was silence in the land for the space of many hours;

All the people of the land heard these words and testified of it. Afterward there was silence in the land for many hours.

For so great was the astonishment of the people that they did cease lamenting and howling for the loss of their kindred which had been slain; therefore there was silence in all the land for the space of many hours.

The people were so astonished that they stopped their lamenting and wailing over the loss of their relatives who had been killed, and so the whole land stayed silent all that time.

And it came to pass that there came a voice again unto the people, and all the people did hear, and did witness of it, saying:

Then a voice came to the people again, and all the people heard it and testified of it, saying:

O ye people of these great cities which have fallen, who are descendants of Jacob, yea, who are of the house of Israel, how oft have I gathered you as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and have nourished you.

O you people of these great cities that have fallen, you who are descendants of Jacob, yes, you who are of the house of Israel, how often have I gathered you as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and have nourished you.

And again, how oft would I have gathered you as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, yea, O ye people of the house of Israel, who have fallen; yea, O ye people of the house of Israel, ye that dwell at Jerusalem, as ye that have fallen; yea, how oft would I have gathered you as a hen gathereth her chickens, and ye would not.

And again, how often would I have gathered you as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings; yes, O people of the house of Israel who have fallen; yes, O people of the house of Israel, you who live at Jerusalem, as well as you who have fallen; yes, how often would I have gathered you as a hen gathers her chicks, and you would not.

O ye house of Israel whom I have spared, how oft will I gather you as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, if ye will repent and return unto me with full purpose of heart.

O house of Israel, whom I have spared, how often will I gather you as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, if you will repent and return to me with full purpose of heart.

But if not, O house of Israel, the places of your dwellings shall become desolate until the time of the fulfilling of the covenant to your fathers.

But if not, O house of Israel, the places where you live shall become desolate until the covenant to your fathers is fulfilled.

And now it came to pass that after the people had heard these words, behold, they began to weep and howl again because of the loss of their kindred and friends.

After the people heard this, they began weeping and wailing again over the loss of their relatives and friends.

And it came to pass that thus did the three days pass away. And it was in the morning, and the darkness dispersed from off the face of the land, and the earth did cease to tremble, and the rocks did cease to rend, and the dreadful groanings did cease, and all the tumultuous noises did pass away.

So the three days passed. In the morning the darkness cleared from the land, the earth stopped trembling, the rocks stopped splitting, the dreadful groaning ceased, and all the tumultuous noise passed away.

And the earth did cleave together again, that it stood; and the mourning, and the weeping, and the wailing of the people who were spared alive did cease; and their mourning was turned into joy, and their lamentations into the praise and thanksgiving unto the Lord Jesus Christ, their Redeemer.

The earth closed back together and stood firm, and the mourning, weeping, and wailing of the people who were left alive ended. Their mourning turned into joy, and their laments into praise and thanksgiving to the Lord Jesus Christ, their Redeemer.

And thus far were the scriptures fulfilled which had been spoken by the prophets.

So far, the scriptures the prophets had spoken were fulfilled.

And it was the more righteous part of the people who were saved, and it was they who received the prophets and stoned them not; and it was they who had not shed the blood of the saints, who were spared—

It was the more righteous among the people who were saved: those who welcomed the prophets and didn't stone them, those who hadn't shed the blood of the saints. They were the ones who were spared.

And they were spared and were not sunk and buried up in the earth; and they were not drowned in the depths of the sea; and they were not burned by fire, neither were they fallen upon and crushed to death; and they were not carried away in the whirlwind; neither were they overpowered by the vapor of smoke and of darkness.

They weren't sunk and buried in the earth, drowned in the depths of the sea, burned by fire, fallen on and crushed to death, carried away in the whirlwind, or overpowered by the smoke and darkness.

And now, whoso readeth, let him understand; he that hath the scriptures, let him search them, and see and behold if all these deaths and destructions by fire, and by smoke, and by tempests, and by whirlwinds, and by the opening of the earth to receive them, and all these things are not unto the fulfilling of the prophecies of many of the holy prophets.

Now, whoever reads, let him understand. Whoever has the scriptures, let him search them and see whether all these deaths and destructions by fire, smoke, tempests, whirlwinds, and the opening of the earth to receive them — whether all these things are not the fulfillment of the prophecies of many of the holy prophets.

Behold, I say unto you, Yea, many have testified of these things at the coming of Christ, and were slain because they testified of these things.

I say to you, many have testified of these things at the coming of Christ and were killed because they testified of these things.

Yea, the prophet Zenos did testify of these things, and also Zenock spake concerning these things, because they testified particularly concerning us, who are the remnant of their seed.

The prophet Zenos testified of these things, and Zenock also spoke about these things, because they testified specifically about us, who are the remnant of their posterity.

Behold, our father Jacob also testified concerning a remnant of the seed of Joseph. And behold, are not we a remnant of the seed of Joseph? And these things which testify of us, are they not written upon the plates of brass which our father Lehi brought out of Jerusalem?

Our father Jacob also testified about a remnant of the posterity of Joseph. And are we not a remnant of the posterity of Joseph? And these things that testify of us, are they not written on the brass plates that our father Lehi brought out of Jerusalem?

And it came to pass that in the ending of the thirty and fourth year, behold, I will show unto you that the people of Nephi who were spared, and also those who had been called Lamanites, who had been spared, did have great favors shown unto them, and great blessings poured out upon their heads, insomuch that soon after the ascension of Christ into heaven he did truly manifest himself unto them—

Now I will show you what happened at the end of the thirty-fourth year. The people of Nephi who were spared, and also those who had been called Lamanites and were spared, were shown great favor and had great blessings poured out on their heads. And so, soon after Christ's ascension into heaven, he truly showed himself to them.

Showing his body unto them, and ministering unto them; and an account of his ministry shall be given hereafter. Therefore for this time I make an end of my sayings.

He showed them his body and ministered to them. An account of his ministry will be given later. So for now, I end my words.

OriginalModern English
And now behold, it came to pass that all the people of the land did hear these sayings, and did witness of it. And after these sayings there was silence in the land for the space of many hours; For so great was the astonishment of the people that they did cease lamenting and howling for the loss of their kindred which had been slain; therefore there was silence in all the land for the space of many hours.
All the people of the land heard these words and testified of it. Afterward there was silence in the land for many hours. The people were so astonished that they stopped their lamenting and wailing over the loss of their relatives who had been killed, and so the whole land stayed silent all that time.
And it came to pass that there came a voice again unto the people, and all the people did hear, and did witness of it, saying:
Then a voice came to the people again, and all the people heard it and testified of it, saying:
O ye people of these great cities which have fallen, who are descendants of Jacob, yea, who are of the house of Israel, how oft have I gathered you as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and have nourished you.
O you people of these great cities that have fallen, you who are descendants of Jacob, yes, you who are of the house of Israel, how often have I gathered you as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and have nourished you.
And again, how oft would I have gathered you as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, yea, O ye people of the house of Israel, who have fallen; yea, O ye people of the house of Israel, ye that dwell at Jerusalem, as ye that have fallen; yea, how oft would I have gathered you as a hen gathereth her chickens, and ye would not.
And again, how often would I have gathered you as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings; yes, O people of the house of Israel who have fallen; yes, O people of the house of Israel, you who live at Jerusalem, as well as you who have fallen; yes, how often would I have gathered you as a hen gathers her chicks, and you would not.
O ye house of Israel whom I have spared, how oft will I gather you as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, if ye will repent and return unto me with full purpose of heart. But if not, O house of Israel, the places of your dwellings shall become desolate until the time of the fulfilling of the covenant to your fathers.
O house of Israel, whom I have spared, how often will I gather you as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, if you will repent and return to me with full purpose of heart. But if not, O house of Israel, the places where you live shall become desolate until the covenant to your fathers is fulfilled.
And now it came to pass that after the people had heard these words, behold, they began to weep and howl again because of the loss of their kindred and friends.
After the people heard this, they began weeping and wailing again over the loss of their relatives and friends.
And it came to pass that thus did the three days pass away. And it was in the morning, and the darkness dispersed from off the face of the land, and the earth did cease to tremble, and the rocks did cease to rend, and the dreadful groanings did cease, and all the tumultuous noises did pass away. And the earth did cleave together again, that it stood; and the mourning, and the weeping, and the wailing of the people who were spared alive did cease; and their mourning was turned into joy, and their lamentations into the praise and thanksgiving unto the Lord Jesus Christ, their Redeemer.
So the three days passed. In the morning the darkness cleared from the land, the earth stopped trembling, the rocks stopped splitting, the dreadful groaning ceased, and all the tumultuous noise passed away. The earth closed back together and stood firm, and the mourning, weeping, and wailing of the people who were left alive ended. Their mourning turned into joy, and their laments into praise and thanksgiving to the Lord Jesus Christ, their Redeemer.
And thus far were the scriptures fulfilled which had been spoken by the prophets. And it was the more righteous part of the people who were saved, and it was they who received the prophets and stoned them not; and it was they who had not shed the blood of the saints, who were spared— And they were spared and were not sunk and buried up in the earth; and they were not drowned in the depths of the sea; and they were not burned by fire, neither were they fallen upon and crushed to death; and they were not carried away in the whirlwind; neither were they overpowered by the vapor of smoke and of darkness.
So far, the scriptures the prophets had spoken were fulfilled. It was the more righteous among the people who were saved: those who welcomed the prophets and didn't stone them, those who hadn't shed the blood of the saints. They were the ones who were spared. They weren't sunk and buried in the earth, drowned in the depths of the sea, burned by fire, fallen on and crushed to death, carried away in the whirlwind, or overpowered by the smoke and darkness.
And now, whoso readeth, let him understand; he that hath the scriptures, let him search them, and see and behold if all these deaths and destructions by fire, and by smoke, and by tempests, and by whirlwinds, and by the opening of the earth to receive them, and all these things are not unto the fulfilling of the prophecies of many of the holy prophets. Behold, I say unto you, Yea, many have testified of these things at the coming of Christ, and were slain because they testified of these things. Yea, the prophet Zenos did testify of these things, and also Zenock spake concerning these things, because they testified particularly concerning us, who are the remnant of their seed. Behold, our father Jacob also testified concerning a remnant of the seed of Joseph. And behold, are not we a remnant of the seed of Joseph? And these things which testify of us, are they not written upon the plates of brass which our father Lehi brought out of Jerusalem?
Now, whoever reads, let him understand. Whoever has the scriptures, let him search them and see whether all these deaths and destructions by fire, smoke, tempests, whirlwinds, and the opening of the earth to receive them — whether all these things are not the fulfillment of the prophecies of many of the holy prophets. I say to you, many have testified of these things at the coming of Christ and were killed because they testified of these things. The prophet Zenos testified of these things, and Zenock also spoke about these things, because they testified specifically about us, who are the remnant of their posterity. Our father Jacob also testified about a remnant of the posterity of Joseph. And are we not a remnant of the posterity of Joseph? And these things that testify of us, are they not written on the brass plates that our father Lehi brought out of Jerusalem?
And it came to pass that in the ending of the thirty and fourth year, behold, I will show unto you that the people of Nephi who were spared, and also those who had been called Lamanites, who had been spared, did have great favors shown unto them, and great blessings poured out upon their heads, insomuch that soon after the ascension of Christ into heaven he did truly manifest himself unto them— Showing his body unto them, and ministering unto them; and an account of his ministry shall be given hereafter. Therefore for this time I make an end of my sayings.
Now I will show you what happened at the end of the thirty-fourth year. The people of Nephi who were spared, and also those who had been called Lamanites and were spared, were shown great favor and had great blessings poured out on their heads. And so, soon after Christ's ascension into heaven, he truly showed himself to them. He showed them his body and ministered to them. An account of his ministry will be given later. So for now, I end my words.

And now behold, it came to pass that all the people of the land did hear these sayings, and did witness of it. And after these sayings there was silence in the land for the space of many hours;

All the people of the land heard these words and testified of it. Afterward there was silence in the land for many hours.

For so great was the astonishment of the people that they did cease lamenting and howling for the loss of their kindred which had been slain; therefore there was silence in all the land for the space of many hours.

The people were so astonished that they stopped their lamenting and wailing over the loss of their relatives who had been killed, and so the whole land stayed silent all that time.

And it came to pass that there came a voice again unto the people, and all the people did hear, and did witness of it, saying:

Then a voice came to the people again, and all the people heard it and testified of it, saying:

O ye people of these great cities which have fallen, who are descendants of Jacob, yea, who are of the house of Israel, how oft have I gathered you as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and have nourished you.

O you people of these great cities that have fallen, you who are descendants of Jacob, yes, you who are of the house of Israel, how often have I gathered you as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and have nourished you.

And again, how oft would I have gathered you as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, yea, O ye people of the house of Israel, who have fallen; yea, O ye people of the house of Israel, ye that dwell at Jerusalem, as ye that have fallen; yea, how oft would I have gathered you as a hen gathereth her chickens, and ye would not.

And again, how often would I have gathered you as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings; yes, O people of the house of Israel who have fallen; yes, O people of the house of Israel, you who live at Jerusalem, as well as you who have fallen; yes, how often would I have gathered you as a hen gathers her chicks, and you would not.

O ye house of Israel whom I have spared, how oft will I gather you as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, if ye will repent and return unto me with full purpose of heart.

O house of Israel, whom I have spared, how often will I gather you as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, if you will repent and return to me with full purpose of heart.

But if not, O house of Israel, the places of your dwellings shall become desolate until the time of the fulfilling of the covenant to your fathers.

But if not, O house of Israel, the places where you live shall become desolate until the covenant to your fathers is fulfilled.

And now it came to pass that after the people had heard these words, behold, they began to weep and howl again because of the loss of their kindred and friends.

After the people heard this, they began weeping and wailing again over the loss of their relatives and friends.

And it came to pass that thus did the three days pass away. And it was in the morning, and the darkness dispersed from off the face of the land, and the earth did cease to tremble, and the rocks did cease to rend, and the dreadful groanings did cease, and all the tumultuous noises did pass away.

So the three days passed. In the morning the darkness cleared from the land, the earth stopped trembling, the rocks stopped splitting, the dreadful groaning ceased, and all the tumultuous noise passed away.

And the earth did cleave together again, that it stood; and the mourning, and the weeping, and the wailing of the people who were spared alive did cease; and their mourning was turned into joy, and their lamentations into the praise and thanksgiving unto the Lord Jesus Christ, their Redeemer.

The earth closed back together and stood firm, and the mourning, weeping, and wailing of the people who were left alive ended. Their mourning turned into joy, and their laments into praise and thanksgiving to the Lord Jesus Christ, their Redeemer.

And thus far were the scriptures fulfilled which had been spoken by the prophets.

So far, the scriptures the prophets had spoken were fulfilled.

And it was the more righteous part of the people who were saved, and it was they who received the prophets and stoned them not; and it was they who had not shed the blood of the saints, who were spared—

It was the more righteous among the people who were saved: those who welcomed the prophets and didn't stone them, those who hadn't shed the blood of the saints. They were the ones who were spared.

And they were spared and were not sunk and buried up in the earth; and they were not drowned in the depths of the sea; and they were not burned by fire, neither were they fallen upon and crushed to death; and they were not carried away in the whirlwind; neither were they overpowered by the vapor of smoke and of darkness.

They weren't sunk and buried in the earth, drowned in the depths of the sea, burned by fire, fallen on and crushed to death, carried away in the whirlwind, or overpowered by the smoke and darkness.

And now, whoso readeth, let him understand; he that hath the scriptures, let him search them, and see and behold if all these deaths and destructions by fire, and by smoke, and by tempests, and by whirlwinds, and by the opening of the earth to receive them, and all these things are not unto the fulfilling of the prophecies of many of the holy prophets.

Now, whoever reads, let him understand. Whoever has the scriptures, let him search them and see whether all these deaths and destructions by fire, smoke, tempests, whirlwinds, and the opening of the earth to receive them — whether all these things are not the fulfillment of the prophecies of many of the holy prophets.

Behold, I say unto you, Yea, many have testified of these things at the coming of Christ, and were slain because they testified of these things.

I say to you, many have testified of these things at the coming of Christ and were killed because they testified of these things.

Yea, the prophet Zenos did testify of these things, and also Zenock spake concerning these things, because they testified particularly concerning us, who are the remnant of their seed.

The prophet Zenos testified of these things, and Zenock also spoke about these things, because they testified specifically about us, who are the remnant of their posterity.

Behold, our father Jacob also testified concerning a remnant of the seed of Joseph. And behold, are not we a remnant of the seed of Joseph? And these things which testify of us, are they not written upon the plates of brass which our father Lehi brought out of Jerusalem?

Our father Jacob also testified about a remnant of the posterity of Joseph. And are we not a remnant of the posterity of Joseph? And these things that testify of us, are they not written on the brass plates that our father Lehi brought out of Jerusalem?

And it came to pass that in the ending of the thirty and fourth year, behold, I will show unto you that the people of Nephi who were spared, and also those who had been called Lamanites, who had been spared, did have great favors shown unto them, and great blessings poured out upon their heads, insomuch that soon after the ascension of Christ into heaven he did truly manifest himself unto them—

Now I will show you what happened at the end of the thirty-fourth year. The people of Nephi who were spared, and also those who had been called Lamanites and were spared, were shown great favor and had great blessings poured out on their heads. And so, soon after Christ's ascension into heaven, he truly showed himself to them.

Showing his body unto them, and ministering unto them; and an account of his ministry shall be given hereafter. Therefore for this time I make an end of my sayings.

He showed them his body and ministered to them. An account of his ministry will be given later. So for now, I end my words.