2 Ne 8:16-20
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Questions
- v. 16: In whose mouth have the words of this verse been put? Israel’s? Isaiah’s? What does it mean to be covered in the shadow of God’s hand?
- vv. 17-25: These verses describe the end of Israel’s captivity and their re-entry into the Promised Land. What historical event or events might this describe? The original return from Babylon? The gathering at the Second Coming? The entry of the latter-day church into the Salt Lake valley? Some incident in Nephite history?
- v. 17: What does the cup of the Lord’s fury or anger stand for?
- v. 18: What does it mean to say that Israel has no sons to guide her?
- v. 19: The only two sons remaining are desolation and destruction--what does that mean?
- v. 20: Does “rebuke” help us understand the meaning of “fury” in the previous clause?
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Lexical notes
- v. 20 The “head” of the streets means the street corners.
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