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2 Nephi 15
The Lord's vineyard (Israel) will become desolate, and His people will be scattered—Woes will come upon them in their apostate and scattered state—The Lord will lift an ensign and gather Israel—Compare Isaiah 5. About 559–545 B.C.
a
And
then
will
I
sing
to
my
well-beloved
a
song
of
my
beloved,
touching
his
b
vineyard.
My
well-beloved
hath
a
vineyard
in
a
very
fruitful
hill.
2 And
he
fenced
it,
and
gathered
out
the
stones
thereof,
and
planted
it
with
the
choicest
a
vine,
and
built
a
tower
in
the
midst
of
it,
and
also
made
a
wine-press
therein;
and
he
looked
that
it
should
bring
forth
grapes,
and
it
brought
forth
wild
grapes.
3 And
now,
O
inhabitants
of
Jerusalem,
and
men
of
Judah,
judge,
I
pray
you,
betwixt
me
and
my
vineyard.
4 What
could
have
been
done
more
to
my
vineyard
that
I
have
not
done
in
it?
Wherefore,
when
I
looked
that
it
should
bring
forth
grapes
it
brought
forth
wild
grapes.
5 And
now
go
to;
I
will
tell
you
what
I
will
do
to
my
vineyard—I
will
a
take
away
the
hedge
thereof,
and
it
shall
be
eaten
up;
and
I
will
break
down
the
wall
thereof,
and
it
shall
be
trodden
down;
6 And
I
will
lay
it
waste;
it
shall
not
be
pruned
nor
digged;
but
there
shall
come
up
a
briers
and
thorns;
I
will
also
command
the
clouds
that
they
b
rain
no
rain
upon
it.
7 For
the
a
vineyard
of
the
Lord
of
Hosts
is
the
house
of
Israel,
and
the
men
of
Judah
his
pleasant
plant;
and
he
looked
for
b
judgment,
and
behold,
c
oppression;
for
righteousness,
but
behold,
a
cry.
8 Wo
unto
them
that
join
a
house
to
house,
till
there
can
be
no
place,
that
they
may
be
placed
alone
in
the
midst
of
the
earth!
9 In
mine
ears,
said
the
Lord
of
Hosts,
of
a
truth
many
houses
shall
be
desolate,
and
great
and
fair
cities
without
inhabitant.
10 Yea,
ten
acres
of
vineyard
shall
yield
one
a
bath,
and
the
seed
of
a
homer
shall
yield
an
ephah.
11 Wo
unto
them
that
rise
up
early
in
the
morning,
that
they
may
a
follow
strong
drink,
that
continue
until
night,
and
b
wine
inflame
them!
12 And
the
harp,
and
the
a
viol,
the
tabret,
and
pipe,
and
wine
are
in
their
feasts;
but
they
b
regard
not
the
work
of
the
Lord,
neither
consider
the
operation
of
his
hands.
13 Therefore,
my
people
are
gone
into
a
captivity,
because
they
have
no
b
knowledge;
and
their
honorable
men
are
famished,
and
their
multitude
dried
up
with
thirst.
14 Therefore,
hell
hath
enlarged
herself,
and
opened
her
mouth
without
measure;
and
their
glory,
and
their
multitude,
and
their
pomp,
and
he
that
rejoiceth,
shall
descend
into
it.
15 And
the
mean
man
shall
be
a
brought
down,
and
the
b
mighty
man
shall
be
humbled,
and
the
eyes
of
the
c
lofty
shall
be
humbled.
16 But
the
Lord
of
Hosts
shall
be
exalted
in
a
judgment,
and
God
that
is
holy
shall
be
sanctified
in
righteousness.
17 Then
shall
the
lambs
feed
after
their
manner,
and
the
waste
places
of
the
a
fat
ones
shall
strangers
eat.
18 Wo
unto
them
that
draw
iniquity
with
cords
of
a
vanity,
and
sin
as
it
were
with
a
cart
rope;
19 That
say:
Let
him
a
make
speed,
b
hasten
his
work,
that
we
may
c
see
it;
and
let
the
counsel
of
the
Holy
One
of
Israel
draw
nigh
and
come,
that
we
may
know
it.
20 Wo
unto
them
that
a
call
b
evil
good,
and
good
evil,
that
put
c
darkness
for
light,
and
light
for
darkness,
that
put
bitter
for
sweet,
and
sweet
for
bitter!
21 Wo
unto
the
a
wise
in
their
own
eyes
and
b
prudent
in
their
own
sight!
22 Wo
unto
the
mighty
to
drink
a
wine,
and
men
of
strength
to
mingle
strong
drink;
23 Who
justify
the
wicked
for
a
reward,
and
take
away
the
righteousness
of
the
righteous
from
him!
24 Therefore,
as
the
a
fire
devoureth
the
b
stubble,
and
the
flame
consumeth
the
c
chaff,
their
d
root
shall
be
rottenness,
and
their
blossoms
shall
go
up
as
dust;
because
they
have
cast
away
the
law
of
the
Lord
of
Hosts,
and
e
despised
the
word
of
the
Holy
One
of
Israel.
25 Therefore,
is
the
a
anger
of
the
Lord
kindled
against
his
people,
and
he
hath
stretched
forth
his
hand
against
them,
and
hath
smitten
them;
and
the
hills
did
tremble,
and
their
carcasses
were
torn
in
the
midst
of
the
streets.
For
all
this
his
anger
is
not
turned
away,
but
his
hand
is
stretched
out
still.
26 And
he
will
lift
up
an
a
ensign
to
the
b
nations
from
far,
and
will
hiss
unto
them
from
the
c
end
of
the
earth;
and
behold,
they
shall
d
come
with
speed
swiftly;
none
shall
be
weary
nor
stumble
among
them.
27 None
shall
slumber
nor
sleep;
neither
shall
the
girdle
of
their
loins
be
loosed,
nor
the
latchet
of
their
shoes
be
broken;
28 Whose
arrows
shall
be
sharp,
and
all
their
bows
bent,
and
their
horses'
hoofs
shall
be
counted
like
flint,
and
their
wheels
like
a
whirlwind,
their
roaring
like
a
lion.
29 They
shall
roar
like
young
a
lions;
yea,
they
shall
roar,
and
lay
hold
of
the
prey,
and
shall
carry
away
safe,
and
none
shall
deliver.
30 And
in
that
a
day
they
shall
roar
against
them
like
the
roaring
of
the
sea;
and
if
they
look
unto
the
land,
behold,
darkness
and
sorrow,
and
the
light
is
darkened
in
the
heavens
thereof.
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