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2 Nephi 30


Chapter 30

Converted Gentiles will be numbered with the covenant people—Many Lamanites and Jews will believe the word and become delightsome—Israel will be restored and the wicked destroyed. About 559–545 B.C.

And now behold, my beloved brethren, I would speak unto you; for I, Nephi, would not suffer that ye should suppose that ye are more righteous than the Gentiles shall be. For behold, except ye shall keep the commandments of God ye shall all likewise perish; and because of the words which have been spoken ye need not suppose that the Gentiles are utterly destroyed.

For behold, I say unto you that as many of the Gentiles as will repent are the covenant people of the Lord; and as many of the Jews as will not repent shall be cast off; for the Lord covenanteth with none save it be with them that repent and believe in his Son, who is the Holy One of Israel.

And now, I would prophesy somewhat more concerning the Jews and the Gentiles. For after the book of which I have spoken shall come forth, and be written unto the Gentiles, and sealed up again unto the Lord, there shall be many which shall believe the words which are written; and they shall carry them forth unto the remnant of our seed.

And then shall the remnant of our seed know concerning us, how that we came out from Jerusalem, and that they are descendants of the Jews.

And the gospel of Jesus Christ shall be declared among them; wherefore, they shall be restored unto the knowledge of their fathers, and also to the knowledge of Jesus Christ, which was had among their fathers.

And then shall they rejoice; for they shall know that it is a blessing unto them from the hand of God; and their scales of darkness shall begin to fall from their eyes; and many generations shall not pass away among them, save they shall be a pure and a delightsome people.

And it shall come to pass that the Jews which are scattered also shall begin to believe in Christ; and they shall begin to gather in upon the face of the land; and as many as shall believe in Christ shall also become a delightsome people.

And it shall come to pass that the Lord God shall commence his work among all nations, kindreds, tongues, and people, to bring about the restoration of his people upon the earth.

And with righteousness shall the Lord God judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth. And he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth; and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.

10 For the time speedily cometh that the Lord God shall cause a great division among the people, and the wicked will he destroy; and he will spare his people, yea, even if it so be that he must destroy the wicked by fire.

11 And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins.

12 And then shall the wolf dwell with the lamb; and the leopard shall lie down with the kid, and the calf, and the young lion, and the fatling, together; and a little child shall lead them.

13 And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together; and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.

14 And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice’s den.

15 They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain; for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the sea.

16 Wherefore, the things of all nations shall be made known; yea, all things shall be made known unto the children of men.

17 There is nothing which is secret save it shall be revealed; there is no work of darkness save it shall be made manifest in the light; and there is nothing which is sealed upon the earth save it shall be loosed.

18 Wherefore, all things which have been revealed unto the children of men shall at that day be revealed; and Satan shall have power over the hearts of the children of men no more, for a long time. And now, my beloved brethren, I make an end of my sayings.

      • as (adverb)

        Like.

      • as many as (adjective phrase)

        All; each of.

      • away (adverb)

        Out of existence.

      • B.C. (noun)

        Before the birth of Christ.

      • because of (conjunction)

        By reason of; through.

      • behold (interjection, archaic)

        Look! See! In fact.

      • beloved (adjective)

        Dear; well-loved.

      • bring about (verb)

        To make happen.

      • brother, brethren (noun)

        Peer; neighbor; relative; kinsman.

      • cast out, cast off, cast away (verb)

        To throw out; to chase away.

      • children of men (noun)

        All people.

      • Christ (noun)

        A title for Jesus Christ. The titles Christ and Messiah both mean a king or priest sent by God to save the world.

      • come forth (verb phrase)

        To be brought forward; to be revealed.

      • come out from (or of) (verb phrase)

        Leave; flee.

      • cometh (verb, archaic)

        Comes.

      • commandment (noun)

        Law; order; binding instruction (especially from God).

      • concerning (preposition)

        About.

      • covenant (verb)

        To make a solemn promise or treaty with someone. Covenants generally involve commitments on both sides.

      • day (noun)

        Period; time.

      • declare (verb)

        To announce; to state energetically.

      • descendant (noun)

        One’s children, their children, theirs, and so on.

      • destroy (verb)

        To kill; to thwart.

      • destroy (verb)

        To kill; to tear down or ruin completely.

      • dwell (verb)

        To live; to reside.

      • except (conjunction)

        Unless.

      • fathers (noun)

        Ancestors (one’s parents, their parents, theirs, and so on).

      • for behold (conjunction)

        Therefore; so you see.

      • for (conjunction)

        Because.

      • for (conjunction)

        Because; because you see.

      • forth (adverb)

        Forward; away.

      • full of (adjective)

        Characterized by; having an excess of.

      • generation (noun)

        An age; a long period of time; the people living at a given time.

      • Gentile (proper noun)

        Member of a nation or tribe other than Israel.

      • girdle (noun)

        Sash; belt; item of clothing wrapped around the waist.

      • God (proper noun)

        God the Father or His Son, Jesus Christ. God the Father rules all things with perfect justice, mercy, and love. Jesus Christ often speaks and acts for His Father. He suffered so that we could be forgiven of our sins and be resurrected. The Father and Son are separate individuals but are united in purpose.

      • gospel (noun)

        God’s plan for saving His children from death and the effects of sin and bringing them back to His presence.

      • heart (noun)

        A person’s thoughts, desires, and feelings.

      • Holy One of Israel (or Jacob) (proper noun)

        A title of Jesus Christ. (Israel and Jacob are names for God’s ancient covenant people, as described in the Bible.)

      • holy (adjective)

        Sacred; set apart for God’s purposes.

      • if it so be that (phrase)

        If.

      • Jerusalem (proper noun)

        Capital of the ancient kingdom of Judah, located in modern Israel; site of key events of the Bible.

      • Jesus Christ (proper noun)

        The Son of God. He created the earth and rules it. He often speaks and acts for His Father. He suffered so that we could be forgiven of our sins and be resurrected.

      • Jew (proper noun)

        Member of the tribe of Judah, one of the twelve tribes of Israel; people who lived in the land of Judah.

      • judge (verb)

        To decide whether someone has done right or wrong; to decide on someone’s reward or punishment.

      • keep (verb)

        To follow; to obey; to live according to.

      • kindred (noun)

        A group of people who are related to each other.

      • Lamanites (proper noun)

        A people of the Book of Mormon, often enemies of the Nephites, who descended from Nephi’s brother Laman and of those who followed him.

      • Lord God (noun)

        A term of respect for God the Father or Jesus Christ.

      • Lord (noun)

        A term of respect for God the Father or Jesus Christ.

      • make known (verb)

        To teach; to tell; to reveal.

      • make an end (verb phrase)

        Finish; stop.

      • nation (noun)

        A large group of people who are related to each other or who have the same language, history, or government; the country where they live.

      • need not (verb phrase)

        Have no need.

      • Nephi (proper noun)

        A prophet, fourth son of Lehi; author of the first two books of the Book of Mormon.

      • none (pronoun)

        No one.

      • over (preposition)

        Above in authority or power; having responsibility for.

      • perish (verb)

        To die or be killed; to be lost spiritually.

      • prophesy (verb)

        To deliver a message or predict future events by inspiration from God.

      • rejoice (verb)

        To feel or express great joy.

      • remnant (noun)

        Those left when members of a group of people die or disappear.

      • repent (verb)

        To feel sorrow for one’s sins, ask to be forgiven, and change one’s life.

      • reprove (verb)

        To scold; to reprimand; to correct.

      • restore (verb)

        To bring back.

      • righteous (adjective)

        Good; virtuous; just; consistent with God’s law.

      • righteousness (noun)

        Goodness; morality; obedience to God’s commandments.

      • save it be (adverb phrase)

        Except; other than.

      • save (preposition)

        Except; unless.

      • seal, seal up (verb)

        To mark or bind something to protect it from alteration or unauthorized use; to place something under the Lord’s protection.

      • seed (noun)

        Posterity; descendants.

      • shall, should (verb)

        Will, would.

      • shall believe (verb)

        Believe.

      • it shall came to pass (verb phrase)

        It will happened.

      • slay (verb)

        To kill.

      • smite, smote, smitten (verb, archaic)

        Hit.

      • somewhat (adverb)

        Some amount.

      • Son (proper noun)

        Jesus Christ, the Son of God. He created the earth and rules it. He often speaks and acts for His Father. He suffered so that we could be forgiven of our sins and be resurrected.

      • spare (verb)

        To treat with leniency; not to kill; to save.

      • speedily (adverb)

        Quickly.

      • suffer (verb, archaic)

        To allow; to permit.

      • suppose (verb)

        To believe.

      • that (conjunction)

        Who.

      • tongue (noun)

        A group of people who speak the same language.

      • unto (preposition)

        To.

      • unto (preposition)

        To.

      • unto (preposition)

        For; to.

      • unto (preposition)

        To.

      • wherefore (adverb)

        So you see; therefore.

      • wherefore (adverb)

        So.

      • wicked (noun)

        A person who does evil or bad things in an ongoing way.

      • would (verb)

        Desire to; want to; would like to.

      • word (noun)

        Message; teachings.

      • word (noun)

        Teachings of the gospel.

      • works (noun)

        Actions; deeds.

      • ye (pronoun, archaic)

        You.

      • yea (interjection, archaic)

        Indeed; yes. This is pronounced “yay.”