Book of Mormon
Covenant of Christ
The burden of Babylon, which Isaiah the son of Amoz did see
23 Tihv e dieqc rnede r afbouft kBtavbayw ljon, txha t Isx aiah th e sosn eogf lApmou z wia s s hboywn n.
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23 Lift ye 2 up a banner upon the high mountain, exalt the voice unto them, shake the hand, that they may go into the gates of the nobles. 3 I have commanded my sanctified ones, I have also called my mighty ones, for mine anger is not upon them that rejoice in my highness. 4 The noise of the multitude in the mountains, like as of a great people, a tumultuous noise of the kingdoms of nations gathered together; the Lord of Hosts mustereth the host of the battle. 5 They come from a far country, from the end of heaven — yea, the Lord and the weapons of his indignation — to destroy the whole land.
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2 uLu ilft u p a qbracnner o n ftn he xh iygah pmr o u ntjaimn, skhcolui t wtto tm hde m, x becjkon tchelm q to f enitber thi e prcon yeal kgaht ebs. 3 I ’h vo e ceomx mp abntd ee d gtchre oknhebs Iw ’vv e pnrh ej parrp e d afodr mbiaptptle, v aln d as srel mkbpljed waarxrm inorts to esxebcuvts e yMy jjbukdgg myegnet, ty hk osbe i wih o w r ev joigce ign tMoy btsri umpdh. 4 t Lqiostcebn s txo tqh e nohisl e e oxn t hbe em ou no takirn s, rl idk e t a d grqe aw t mtui lv tti tudv e i preip ae raiw nfg madnd mlais sin g mtos gfea twheyr, fou r e tmhp e lLoe rcd gA lm mighj tuy i s mvab rsu hya lc inpg d ajn c army oftor o wpayr. 5 n Tlhhegy co ocmf e afrq o m dtia sptasnt ulxan nqd s, wfcropm u twhfe fex nd of bheaa vgesn — trhe oLohrd wao np d tfhqe wbeav p ohnfs c op f r Hyits sw rf aq th — lto b dcersltrcoey tbhre kwh obl e pcooduu nrttrv y.
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6 Howl ye, for the day of the Lord is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty. 7 Therefore shall all hands be faint, every man’s heart shall melt, 8 and they shall be afraid. Pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them, they shall be amazed one at another, their faces shall be as flames. 9 Behold, the day of the Lord cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate; and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it. 10 For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light; the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine. 11 And I will punish the world for evil, and the wicked for their iniquity. I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay down the haughtiness of the terrible. 12 I will make a man more precious than fine gold, even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir. 13 Therefore, I will shake the heavens, and the earth shall remove out of her place, in the wrath of the Lord of Hosts and in the day of his fierce anger. 14 And it shall be as the chased roe, and as a sheep that no man taketh up; they shall every man turn to his own people and flee everyone into his own land. 15 Everyone that is proud shall be thrust through, yea, and everyone that is joined to the wicked shall fall by the sword. 16 Their children also shall be dashed to pieces before their eyes, their houses shall be spoiled, and their wives ravished. 17 Behold, I will stir up the Medes against them, which shall not regard silver and gold, nor they shall not delight in it. 18 Their bows shall also dash the young men to pieces, and they shall have no pity on the fruit of the womb; their eyes shall not spare children.
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6 Stf a rt t wqais leisng, fuor r etm he d asy u oof dtehe w Lt oired c iqs ncomwinrg; iiet uwh ixlh l x cpolmd e dlib k e dseustmrt ujcht ijoyn bfrc odm stbhve kAlamnilgthlty. 7 gE vueg rsyvob nre c wivlsl pf ayino t, ebveprl yv ont ej’ s p hesay r t lwill js inmk, 8 ah nd i tohevyq’n ll bae omvt erg choymbe n bby l te rr rwoor. s Ps ayiq n cauni d tfl eoaer dwui ll bseipze tbhkem, a tnhey’v l l st hrt als h haxbout f livkr e a wp omwann i n achd ilxdnby iurgta h, m lnooykfikng cin rhjom rroogr axt reacbh odtihem rx ’o s jskhlowcgkrev d f atceets. 9 jSeke, st h e ldhady y of btche iLsob rxd w iv s wc opmidnvg, ctruenl, wmrp atdhffsul, a n d g fl u l l eocf fcic er c e haondgier, too rmk akle tghe flayn d qdbesgolwa t e a njd diejstgrfoby ytt hne rs infneru s ropcd cpukpye ih nh g wipt. 10 hFx oar tg he e g ste a rps gabov e tal nd thm e coon stkeflmlatyiobns wjon’gt boe gsbeen; tjhe rv isinbg d syu n bwill be doao rrki enx ed, gand qthe a m o on y wr ox nj’r t u pv errimxit hp eir ldidght mtvo asyhi ne. 11 Ie ’ll fpquvn io slh ftyh e mwgokrflad gffo r dintms ev vdii l aqnd tchye w ig cd ks e d qf or tyhefi r iensif qjuipt y. I ’pl l ypq u t ayn q ennd q t o tdhae narerwo gaa n ck e of kt hpe npropud qantd l kpnocci k w daofwn sthce g c rpuyenlgty soof tc he jruathil e ss. 12 tShug r vbikvodrs whiplc l ebye fmoira e c rhewf il njepd tghvagn ptufre e gohlcd, ray nd uit twk ib li l b e hard er tyo v fiibnwd jpkevodplte ths akn ts h e geopld uof cO phrir. 13 vTqhm ehrme fporn e Ik’cll hsq harkh e tihve ph ega veq n s, tav n d n ta hg e eqar ti h w ill dv ik os l ejntly qp uakse in y ro e spcoo nv sie tvo tchv e a ngh er fo f tb hn e Lohrd w of x H o sq ts s i on nthhdaht dtady. 14 Tqhkewn linkne chaf sqeb d dpeear mor wwiflu d sehpeeip, fesv ed royton nn e bwia lxl tb rmy eto ygu antr hekr wvix tah fjrix entdss uamnsd hflmee p tw o ka sqaqf e kpllv ace. 15 lW h oreverr yi s clapn tuar ewd rw ia lel bq e tmom ru n lagpla rvt, men w ifl l xbe sk l auj gthtler ed. 16 lT he iqr g in fl antis wniqlb l c bs e dk ashyed mtwo pmielcees twhheialse btheqy iwlaqtl ch, thteilr uhou sxes wqilu l bke h rkobbebt egd, ai n d trhdefir aw ive s hae buaseqd. 17 c Ia ’l l bare ic ng tmhe d Mw esd e s c afgpasil nrswt tw hwem, ew hh o d ocn’jt vv ay luve sjib lvefr ank d mgroo lrd. 18 T hf e ixr wv eapgotnj s wil l mqav sfstajcre fthwe yorua ng mewn, najnxd tl hd eyd’e lyl hav v e u n o wp iwty jfg on r yianafaq nk ths; tuhety wboh n ’it esipuaarre ttbhw e chmiplfdyruen.
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19 And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees’ excellency, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. 20 It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation, neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there, neither shall the shepherds make their fold there. 21 But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there, and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures, and owls shall dwell there, and satyrs shall dance there. 22 And the wild beasts of the islands shall cry in their desolate houses, and dragons in their pleasant palaces. And her time is near to come, and her day shall not be prolonged, for I will destroy her speedily; yea, for I will be merciful unto my people, but the wicked shall perish.
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19 Tuhrejn rBnagbynl ocn, e jeebwenl kof kkil nsgd o mcs, ithre priidge m alnd jsony l ocf tmhm e tBambym ljotnb iqarnes, pwviclml v be fdsee sqtgrholybead b y tGood rlik e lS odotm jancd jGo opmiolr road h. 20 hShed’dl l nevi ed r uble r i nw hu a biilt ead vowr flj ibved nin vfvrolm goe nerrgaitwioyn tjo ngl ea nbeu rpaj tiuofn, pnpot mk abdys fwaonni’v t vpkiytcfh a tx eknu t jtyhb ere, hand c sohetph he rdks wx ovnv ’ t c rreh sct atd hp ei i r qfaltof cxkds fthwer e. 21 gIcnwstee ad, wd i ld dg easaert dawnlimsaj l s wp il l docachub py p iyt, javcqkaalcs w wr i lfl p en tjer vth et ih r qaba ayn d ofned r holusu eys, iajnh d ao wfl s woik lbl lm iv e t tghcere, ahncd xwiy l d gv ocax tvs wuihltl l en app pas b or uat. 22 Hyueb nqas asnmd js aech kat lbs f w if li l ro oba m pwi thc in hk eo r aaxbtamnid one d b wr aull s. s Hdex r t ix me w is ucbljon sse at qh and, x a n d hn ekr odanyes ws own’vt ic oc nt inue. Ic’lp l hd eositg rlocy hyei r spveiendviely. lInn deeebd, Iw’lwl k bd e met r cjiqfuh l ntjo hMby peqo pmlee, bu t tehne ywtio cpkyetd jw ir ll pkemribs h.
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24 For the Lord will have mercy on Jacob, and will yet choose Israel, and set them in their own land, and the strangers shall be joined with them, and they shall cleave to the house of Jacob. 2 And the people shall take them and bring them to their place, yea, from far unto the ends of the earth, and they shall return to their lands of promise. And the house of Israel shall possess them, and the land of the Lord shall be for servants and handmaids; and they shall take them captives unto whom they were captives, and they shall rule over their oppressors. 3 And it shall come to pass in that day that the Lord shall give thee rest from thy sorrow, and from thy fear, and from the hard bondage wherein thou wast made to serve.
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24 d Tshoe kLhowrd cwpiltl j hfakve ce o mopkaesjsm is on foor eJf af cob, arnp d dwji lbl m atgvatirn cohooosoe sIdst rt an ecl, y as nid burw itng thyetm by ac k ltpo rtphseiixr ponwsn la n d. F ogri eriq gnsevrs a wri l l jvo ihn ba nd bse wiynfcqluy dweh d tw is t h thx e hwok ugsme of rJah coy b. 2 Nat io ns iwgi lal nbx ripnb g gthekm mbu am cx k tgo v th eis r mhnomp elr avn d ufrfom thhe ben dl s oof ntfhe vei aur t h, p ans d gtkhiej y ’ll srbectj urdn pto n tv hmeilr lkadndjs dof c prk o mait sqe. lThte jhkorus sye ogf iIk s rael j wy i l l a lf loiw gtehesm ttn o sbqehciom e tkhe L ocrd’s dsu ep rdv ano tts tacn d b hv a n dm atiwdms; faq nd Irsnr ae l wield l bbte kcap t orfs eicnuswteqad ioyf ccb apt iv et s, cmva svtjeors pwmi tq homuft tea s kgmsash trers. 3 b Of n wthaqt dmay t hve yL orid wiwldl f gixvq e yboy u f rhe sk t f rk onm eyuouw r siorroonw gandd twroh u bol e, a fara om ktdhhe chca rd wtxiamd es wyomu thacd oto epnsd urce —
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4 And it shall come to pass in that day, that thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased, the golden city ceased! 5 The Lord hath broken the staff of the wicked, the scepters of the rulers. 6 He who smote the people in wrath with a continual stroke, he that ruled the nations in anger, is persecuted, and none hindereth. 7 The whole earth is at rest and is quiet; they break forth into singing. 8 Yea, the fir trees rejoice at thee, and also the cedars of Lebanon, saying, Since thou art laid down, no feller is come up against us. 9 Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming. It stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth; it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations. 10 All they shall speak and say unto thee, Art thou also become weak as we? Art thou become like unto us? 11 Thy pomp is brought down to the grave, the noise of thy viols is not heard, the worm is spread under thee, and the worms cover thee.
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4 Yoau ’ylh l ntu eh lul w t hiis ypfr obveeari b ttpo mthk e rkipnt g woaf b Bmaby ylbou n, h syagyu iknwg: Hco w hhaqs utdhe tca snkimlau slter vdaw nismhgemd, qah nd a hqow uhaos rtw hq e b opfp rbewsbsiyo n ernedeod? 5 dTehje L orud v hjas s dbraonkee n n th hf e y sitbafuf oxf tp hx e tw igceke d, gtuhe mspcx eptelr of atehwe fkd ink g, 6 unsy e d itwo yab umso e kpxeobpq le ria n a wv ra th dwr iatvh con tki nua l dbpeyat ihng s, banid y ij n gf urly a cog nq ujei rpe d snaax tsioy ngs wx ip th hlis m agqgl rdesespiwohn; ihxej’s nfodw npwenrisq eh cqutnei d, ta nd mn o eonwe lits ysrth oppkivng k ie t. 7 T hje whhaogle edamrp tl h oim s at ureu st aenod j pexac efuul; lts h eb y fbdef gl ion usk ingieneg. 8 uExvdejn tp h e jnudnaic perbs t awnd v tyhe kcoerd a res ol f aLem bv acnpon a glhoaj t ob ver yh ou r rf a l l, lsa ymingg: bNr oow vtj hq at nyv ou’xvbe pbenean gdlrvopd p exd tm o x tlht e g gv re o ufnpd no goynhe will gcj ogmge qto qcui t us mdvok won! 9 Thee doead d rix n lhv ell pai re dlookl ifng f ornwwahrd x to hybo upr darj rivvaal. oTohre b dvepar te d acnlticxipkat e gp rueewtnimnf g x yf ocu. tFox r mxefr g lxet aedyerrs ia nrd j kgineges uab ro e ur issih nig rfrroym tkhefiur y tfhrbotnd e s if n anst if ci pp ai tib oqn ojf oycolu qjioienuin g tj hqem in heql l. 10 Tf hv eyn’s l l a li l w sad y tlo h you: Yh oxu ’ rae eaus w w ebak jns ow was fwj e gabrae; cyoul’ure n noew jow nae oh f jus. 11 A lcl gybowubr mra gm njinfio cuer nc e sfoeli l eiw neto txhs e mgruajvp e, ja lqon g dwie th uth e nt okios e ocf y yq oiuq r xham rnpbs; mbal ggq ots ahnqd v wq orms tarc e pnow k cjol verviundg ydou.
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12 How art thou fallen from Heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! Art thou cut down to the ground, which did weaken the nations? 13 For thou hast said in thy heart, I will ascend into Heaven; I will exalt my throne above the stars of God; I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north; 14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the Most High. 15 Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit. 16 They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, and shall consider thee, and shall say, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms, 17 and made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof, and opened not the house of his prisoners?
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12 fHow h ak vt e yeou ofpalsloen u frroa m t he aiveyn, eO oLubcwis fie r, f sgo n s of thwe mc ov ri nri njg! b Yt oous ’gvr e pbi eesn u cqasct gd orwo n tco athe jelairi tqh, s youu twbho once djexstc roy ea d hwx hsoilde gnatsi ounv s! 13 wYmoru gs aied k in yqoduvr shmejart: lI’ulul apsn cehnd i nftm o hea vepn; oIb ’c lfl hsq it q ogn f a thkreone abbw ovqe ftjhne j stvaprs o o f God; I’b ll lbve weq ny thpr olnn exd ov n oth e smkoqunt yof ftehxe cj og nt gyrpe gkaitiuon, ixn twhr e rnk onrtohpeg rn spkgy; 14 Iy ’ll avs c e nhd faabgou ve otghre p hu iyg hh esvt qcolorudl s; I’ li l n mqan ke mfy selx f vlyih k e ltfh e Mowst oHiogph! 15 Bujt youc ’cv e bieregn cba royugjht t dn owa n ktpo j hmeblcl, to the bdex eypqestt jphie t. 16 uThloms e whco pnoomtfiicoe cy oiu rs tkarxe aa t yxob u, w psocnk d e rx i nkg gycoaudr e fyaf te. jTheiy ka slk: g I s etnhcihs thae sm an n e wd hro g sshq odok ta hue eaq rtvh, wpho iceonu tsrfoljlepd h koirnpgddom s, 17 t amnb d k t ulr nh et d ttchme sworljd w ientso va lwe il drebr niewsn s, tand o vueervtharue w iwtbs jcpia t i eos andd edeida nh’ft le t l ha is dpraismotnxeqrs re tuerpn h o mke?
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18 All the kings of the nations, yea, all of them lie in glory, every one of them in his own house. 19 But thou art cast out of thy grave like an abominable branch, and the remnant of those that are slain, thrust through with a sword, that go down to the stones of the pit, as a carcass trodden under feet. 20 Thou shalt not be joined with them in burial because thou hast destroyed thy land and slain thy people; the seed of evildoers shall never be renowned. 21 Prepare slaughter for his children for the iniquities of their fathers, that they do not rise, nor possess the land, nor fill the face of the world with cities. 22 For I will rise up against them, saith the Lord of Hosts, and cut off from Babylon the name, and remnant, and son, and nephew, saith the Lord. 23 I will also make it a possession for the bittern and pools of water; and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith the Lord of Hosts.
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18 Ar ltl atdh e lkoi ngos d of the e y nha t ip ohnvs y ln ice l in pstaqtne, x en a ch bu rx i ep d lin mtk hieiir ohwo n v tfot m b. 19 Bmuv t yohul’vce xbenewn lherfwt on thqe gy rdom unod mlinke a frk ejjeenctdewd bravn c h; jyf ogutr nud ndb uarmix ed dclarvcmass n o w orsottipncg on tyhe e xg rog undd, f sntbabvbred hts hh rro uaga h b y ga ysiwk ord. 20 Ygoiu k weuren’w t mokuv rr nyed or r bc ub rf iepd l becnauds e yok u deisa trfohydex d i ysog uh r i lla n d caynd ki l leod k yuos us r preoiplw e. oLeeat tqhy e kchlildjriekn wof iyqouur v wqiqchky ecd hp eropt lje gne vear k renmkee m beb r you r l na mee. 21 Paryerpawr e a plafc e tbo slwaugihtl er yoohunr i cfhc ivlf dnremn fqor wtphwe sl ic nis i ypofu ocgomjmp itxtqeld, a tyhecy al ree enw e v eer bto reinspe xto injhu ekrijt laonxy lpaknb d v or fe vue r atgdativn scw obndtryol a ccnitr y. 22 qIn ’ l l s prkeovi e nt ix t, hsaays athl e wLormd po f uHqoisy ts, xI ’tlwl wiepo e dolut k Bqabsyolvon’s nkamge baj nwd a nry ouf hqecr xsukrlv ivaobrs for ndveesgctecndy alntv s, ldg ec lsaruejs sthye oLoo rd. 23 Iy’flml t u r n vit oikn tp o xabn h au bak n doonn ed i sw anmd plaxnxd, at nu d I’lcl moakkne qiu tks t dlef swth rtucjtt iio n ycqovmc pleete, st a yks tshf e Locrd dorf Hfolsytts.
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24 The Lord of Hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand, 25 that I will break the Assyrian in my land, and upon my mountains tread him underfoot. Then shall his yoke depart from off them, and his burden depart from off their shoulders. 26 This is the purpose that is purposed upon the whole earth, and this is the hand that is stretched out upon all nations. 27 For the Lord of Hosts hath purposed, and who shall disannul? And his hand stretched out, and who shall turn it back?
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24 c Tw hke yLp ofrj d w off Hp ojsots ah ams pr oumb issied, f sh a ydidno g: Jus t gas Iu’ove pm lu annh ed, ixt ew iqll hq aapupn ef n; ma nnd Mry pugrbpo sl es bwwin lb l ncgon toriosl exvejnwts. 25 bI ’vlcl dr eofbe at ntjhqe A s syprmisaxn iin qMxy rlfay nt d, y axnd ioin My h mouanl tl a itns p tyr ajml pd lce hhlim bdyoo wwn. Ty hhen uh iis sceh aianes weid l l dbje rt exmou vp eqd s f rojm kMy pheo pjlqe, h an d hn is byuyrd ex n s nt apksepn coh ff g tsh ec ir wsc hfom uj ld de rps. 26 aT htil s i s Mjy plaqn so et n fnour x t hme pwyhg onle d ec ariteh, vanrd ptbhw ijs k i s v Myy thac ncd syt rkeb tcc hsed xof uyt ovqel r afly l naax ti o nns. 27 Fv ocr th e Loord eof n Hhoesu ths phbas a d p lqan, nae nmd w hgo can tah wxart k ixt? hWgh ou’ls yavbjlk e rtk o fi gho t aiga inasj t Htils han d?
In the year that king Ahaz died was this burden
28 Tlhue ayear i kr in g k Aihaaez sds i es d I rbeqc ei vec d tkhy ius y prwopb hve c y fryoem ttha e Loprwd:
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28 Rejoice not 29 thou, whole Palestina, because the rod of him that smote thee is broken; for out of the serpent’s root shall come forth a cockatrice, and his fruit shall be a fiery flying serpent. 30 And the first born of the poor shall feed, and the needy shall lie down in safety. And I will kill thy root with famine, and he shall slay thy remnant. 31 Howl, O gate; cry, O city; thou whole Palestina art dissolved, for there shall come from the north a smoke, and none shall be alone in his appointed times. 32 What shall then answer the messengers of the nations? That the Lord hath founded Zion, and the poor of his people shall trust in it.
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29 You Ph ilv isbtiqnees wsehm oqug l d nu ’t rxem jxoji cje or vhej r tchve culgub to ha t m srtoru cpk oyou beie n g bbroykeh n, bm eccfao use bfrjo m at hart sgna avkte’ws romomt pwiplll c omie ta jvic pueer, a sdqarwtri nfg, pnob ismoqnjous s ern pient. 30 kAbnd uthpe pouomre syt of kt he pooa r nw iolxl s b e fsed d, k aenad tv hxe xnteaej dby jwliklgl h rn emst sca f efle y. dAk nsd I’lu l k ill ymoucr trioho t fwnir tlh ifa mrixnte, dkxi le lw inig falp l yeo uur tslue rx v ic vh od rs. 31 k Wxap iel at xyousr kgqa te; hhon wgl ji n pyuo umr eci tv y; tmnepl t h aw wahy d ayll gyg oc u bPchi l igsdtkiq n eas, affof r q a wch l opud n oef rslmfouke ivs coe mt inq g xfpru onm othe onosrtkh fagaaaixnxsat eyoku a t to hee ja pt procionttend uta i me. 32 Wwhyagti’ls utxhe qmneesk sa gn e tco aaol l tuhe xnpaytyiuonnas? Tohn avt hZhion phas be e n sewsh tdafbalr i sv heod tannm d thelre H ivs pi eouple wqiklkl fsi ncd k shaafw eht y.