Old Testament Commentary - Isaiah 10/2 Nephi 20

by Don R. Hender

Nehpi has stated that since we are of the house of Israel that the writings of Isaiah may be likened unto us. Thus, though this records what was understood to be the destruction of Assyria in the days of the Old Testament, it is a type and a parallel to both the temporal and the spiritual destruction of the wicked which is represented by Assyria and the national lands thereof. Further, it does speak that after the destruction is complete that fe people shall be left, in this Isaiah is definently using Assyria as a type of the destruction of the wicked in our day.

Scriptural Text [Isaiah 10] Scriptural Text [2 Nephi 20] Footnotes ~ References ~ JST

                 CHAPTER 10
Destruction of Assyria is a type of destruction of the wicked at the Second Coming—Few people shall be left after the Lord comes again—Remnant of Jacob shall return in that day—Compare 2 Nephi 20.
             CHAPTER 20
Destruction of Assyria is a type of destruction of wicked at the Second Comeing—Few people shall be left after the Lord comes again—Remnant of Jacob shall return in that day—Compare Isaiah 10. [Between 559 and 545 B.C.]

1 ^aWOE unto them that decree ^bunrighteous decrees, and that write grievousness which they have prescribed;
2 To turn aside the needy from ^ajudgment, and to take away the right from the ^bpoor of my people, that widows may be their prey, and that they may rob the fatherless!
1 ^aWO unto them that decree ^bunrighteous decrees, and that write grievousness which they have prescribed;
2 To turn away the needy from judgment, and to take away the right from the ^apoor of my people, that ^bwidows may be their prey, and that they may rob the fatherless!
1^a Isa. 10:1-34
   ^b TG Injustice
1^a 2 Ne. 20:1-34
   ^b TG Injustice
2^a Amos 4:1
   ^b TG Widows
2^a OR justice; TG Judgment
   ^b Mosiah 4:16-18; D&C 38:16

3 And what will ye do in the day of ^avisitation, and in the desolation which shall come from far? to whom will ye flee for help? and where will ye leave your glory?
4 Without me they shall bow down under the prisoners, and they shall fall under the slain. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
3 And what will ye do in the day of visitation, and in the desolation which shall come from far? to whom will ye flee for help? and where will ye leave your glory?
4 Without me they shall bow down under the prisoners, and they shall fall under the slain. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
3^a IE punishment; Hosea 9:7; Luke 19:44

5 ¶ O ^aAssyrian, the rod of mine anger, and the staff in their hand is mine indignation.
6 I will send him against an ^ahypocritical nation, and against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge, to take the spoil, and to take the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets.
7 Howbeit he meaneth not so, neither ^adoth his heart think so; but it is in his heart to destroy and cut off nations not a few.
5 O Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, and the staff in their hand is ^atheir indignation.
6 I will send him ^aagainst a hypocritical nation, and against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge to take the spoil, and to take the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets.
7 Howbeit he meaneth not so, neither doth his heart think so; but in his heart it is to destroy and cut off nations not a few.
5^a OR Assyria is the rod of my anger, and my
     wrath is a staff in their hand; Ezek. 31:3
6^a IE against Israel; TG Hypocrisy
6^a TG Hypocrisy
7^a HEB did his heart intend it thus

8 For he saith, Are not my princes altogether kings?
9 Is not Calno as Carchemish? is not Hamath as Arpad? is not Samaria as Damascus?
10 As my hand hath found the kingdoms of the idols, and whose graven images did excel them of Jerusalem and of Samaria;
8 For he saith: Are not my ^aprinces altogether kings?
9 Is not ^aCalno as ^bCarchemish? Is not Hamath as Arpad? Is not Samaria as ^cDamascus?
10 As ^amy hand hath founded the kingdoms of the idols, and whose graven images did excel them of Jerusalem and of Samaria;
   8^a 2 Kings 18:33-35; 2 Kings 19:10-13
   9^a Amos 6:2 (1-2)
     ^b 2 Chr. 35:20
     ^c 2 Kings 16:9
10^a IE the king of Assyria's hand (vv. 10-11)

11 Shall I not, as I have done unto Samaria and her idols, so do to Jerusalem and her idols?
12 Wherefore it shall come to pass, that when the Lord hath performed his whole work upon mount Zion and on Jerusalem, I will ^apunish ^bthe fruit of the stout heart of the king of ^cAssyria, and the glory of his high looks.
11 Shall I not, as I have done unto Samaria and her ^aidols, so do to Jerusalem and to her idols?
12 Wherefore it shall come to pass that when the Lord hath performed his whole work upon Mount Zion and upon Jerusalem^a, I will punish the fruit of the stout heart of the king of ^aAssyria, and the glory of his high looks.
12^a it shall come to pass that when the Lord hath performed his whole work upon Mount Zion and upon Jerusalem Those a base reference is to the days of Assyria, the jump and comparison is unto the latter days when the Lord does perform his whole work of the fulfilling of the covenant of the fathers in America, Mount Zion and his work upon Jerusalem of restoration.
11^a Ezek. 36:18 (16-20)
12^a 2 Kings 16:7-18; Zeph. 2:13; 2 Ne. 18:4-7
12^a 2 Kings 19:35-37
     ^b IE the proud boasting
     ^c Isa. 8:7

13 For he saith, By the ^astrength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom; for I am prudent: and I have removed the bounds of the people, and have robbed their treasures, and I have put down the inhabitants like a valiant man:
14 And my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the people: and as one gathereth eggs that are left, have I gathered all the earth; and there was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or peeped.
13 For ^ahe saith: By the strength of ^bmy hand and by my wisdom I have done these things; for I am prudent; and I have moved the borders of the people, and have robbed their treasures, and I have put down the inhabitants like a valiant man;
14 And my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the people; and as one gathereth eggs that are left have I gathered all the earth; and there was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or peeped.
13^a IE the king of Assyria (vv. 13-14)
     ^b Isa. 37:24-38
13^a 2 Kings 19:23

15 ^aShall the axe ^bboast itself against him that heweth therewith? or shall the saw magnify itself against him that ^cshaketh it? as if the rod should shake itself against them that lift it up, or as if the staff should lift up itself, as if it were no wood.
16 Therefore shall the Lord, the Lord of hosts, send among his ^afat ones leanness; and under ^bhis glory he shall kindle a burning like the burning of a fire.
15 Shall the ^aax boast itself against him that heweth therewith? Shall the saw magnify itself against him that shaketh it? As if the rod should shake itself against them that lift it up, or as if the staff should lift up itself as if it were no wood!
16 Therefore shall the Lord, the Lord of Hosts, send among his fat ones, leanness; and under his glory he shall kindle a burning like the burning of a fire.
15^a IE the prophet compares the king to a tool
15^a All the metaphors in this verse ask the same
       question: Can man (e.g. the Assyrian King)
       prosper against God?
     ^b TG Boasting
     ^c HEB wields, moves
16^a Ezek. 34:16; 2 Ne. 15:17
     ^b IE of the king of Assyria (also vv. 17-19)

17 And the light of Israel shall be for a fire, and his Holy One for a flame: and it shall burn and devour his ^athorns and his briers in one day;
18 And shall consume the glory of his forest, and of his fruitful field, both ^asoul and body: and they shall be as when a standardbearer fainteth.
19 And the rest of the trees of his forest shall be few, that a child may write them.
17 And the light of Israel shall be for a ^afire, and his Holy One for a flame, and shall burn and shall devour his thorns and his briers in one day;
18 And shall consume the glory of his forest, and of his fruitful field, both soul and body; and they shall be as when a standard-bearer fainteth.
19 And the ^arest of the trees of his forest shall be few, that a child may write them.
17^a Obad. 1:18; 2 Ne. 15:24; 3 Ne. 20:16
17^a Isa. 9:18
18^a IE Assyria will vanish completely
19^a IE the remnants of the army of Assyria

20 ¶ And it shall come to pass in ^athat day, that the remnant of Israel, and such as are ^bescaped of the house of Jacob, shall no more again ^cstay upon him that smote them; but shall stay upon the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, in truth.
21 The ^aremnant shall ^breturn, even the remnant of Jacob, unto the mighty God.
20 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the remnant of Israel, and such as are escaped of the ^ahouse of Jacob, shall no more again ^bstay upon him that smote them, but shall stay upon the Lord, the Holy One of Israel, in truth.
21 The ^aremnant shall return, yea, even the remnant of Jacob, unto the mighty God^a.
21^a The remnant shall return, yea, even the remnant of Jacob, unto the mighty God Notably the remnant here spoken of is that of Israel or the Kingdom of Israel which is the Kingdom of Ephraim, for Judah still remained at this juncture in the history of Israel. The fact that it states that the 'remnant' shall return unto the mighty God and not to there land of inheritance in the Holy Land is also significant, for the land of Joseph which Ephraim and Manasseh hath obtained of the Lord is not in the Holy Land of Palistine but in the New World of the Americas. And that 'return' of 'the remnant' started with the restoration of the Gospel of Christ and when Moses came to the Temple in Kirtland, Ohio and restored the keys of the gathering of Israel. The responsiblity of that gather was 'first' to the remnant of Ephraim and Manasseh, upon whom the responsiblity for filling the covenant of Abraham fell according to the right of the Firstborn of Israel, Ephraim, which Jeremiah 31:9 establishes as being Ephraim and that these promises did remain by thie promised remnant seed of Joseph is subscribed to in that 'the blessings of the fathers did remain those Joseph (D&C 27:10).
20^a Amos 9:8-9; 2 Ne. 6:11 (10-11)
     ^b IE depend upon; 2 Kings 16:8 (7-9);
       2 Chr. 28:21 (20-21)
20^a This prophecy extends to the latter days in the
       succeeding verse
     ^b Isa. 4:2
     ^c OR lean, rely upon; 2 Kings 16:7
21^a Isa. 11:11; TG Israel, Remnant of
21^a TG Israel, Remnant of

22 For though thy people Israel be as the ^asand of the sea, yet a remnant of them shall ^breturn: the ^cconsumption ^ddecreed shall ^eoverflow with righteousness.
23 For the Lord GOD of hosts shall ^amake a consumption, even determined, in the midst of all the land.
22 For though thy people ^aIsrael be as the sand of the sea, yet a remnant of them shall ^breturn; the ^cconsumption decreed shall overflow with righteousness.
23 For the Lord God of Hosts shall make a ^aconsumption, even determined in all the land.
22^a Gen. 22:17; Rom. 9:27
     ^b TG Israel, Gathering of
     ^c Isa. 28:22; TG World, End of
22^a Rom. 9:27-28
     ^b TG Israel, Gathering of
     ^c TG World, End of
     ^d Matt. 24:34; D&C 1:7
     ^e IE Even when punishment comes, mercy is
       available
23^a Dan. 9:27
23^a IE cause the decreed destruction

24 ¶ Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD of hosts, O my people that dwellest in Zion, be not afraid of the Assyrian: he shall ^asmite thee with a rod, and shall lift up his staff against thee, after the manner of ^bEgypt.
25 For yet a very little ^awhile, and the ^bindignation shall cease, and mine anger in their destruction.
26 And the LORD of hosts shall stir up a scourge for him according to the slaughter of ^aMidian at the rock of ^bOreb: and as his ^crod was upon the sea, so shall he lift it up after the manner of ^dEgypt.
24 Therefore, thus saith the Lord God of Hosts: O my people that dwellest in Zion, ^abe not afraid of the Assyrian; he shall smite thee with a rod, and shall lift up his staff against thee, after the ^bmanner of Egypt.
25 For yet a very little while, and the ^aindignation shall cease, and mine anger in their destruction.
26 And the Lord of Hosts shall ^astir up a scourge for him according to the slaughter of ^bMidian at the rock of Oreb; and as his rod was upon the sea so shall he lift it up after the manner of ^cEgypt.
24^a Isa. 37:6-7
     ^b TG Israel, Bondage of, in Egypt;
       TG Israel, Bondage of, in Other Lands
24^a Isa. 30:31
     ^b IE as the Egyptians did in earlier times
25^a Isa. 10:25; Dan. 11:36
25^a Isa. 54:7
     ^b Dan. 11:36; 2 Ne. 20:25
26^a 2 Kings 19:35
     ^b Gen. 25:2 (1-6); Judg. 7:25; Isa. 9:4
     ^c Ex. 14:27 (26-27)
26^a Isa. 9:4
     ^b Judg. 7:25 (19-25)
     ^c Ex. 14:26-27
     ^d Ex. 14:27 (16-27)

27 And it shall come to pass in that day, that his ^aburden shall be taken away from off thy shoulder, and his yoke from off thy neck, and the ^byoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing.
28 ^aHe is come to Aiath, he is passed to Migron; at Michmash he hath laid up his carriages:
29 They are gone over the passage: they have taken up their lodging at Geba; Ramah is afraid; Gibeah of Saul is fled.
27 And it shall come to pass in that day that his ^aburden shall be taken away from off thy shoulder, and his yoke from off thy neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed because of the ^banointing.
28 ^aHe is come to Aiath, he is passed to Migron; at Michmash he hath laid up his carriages.
29 They are gone over the ^apassage; they have taken up their lodging at ^bGeba; Ramath is afraid; ^cGibeah of Saul is fled.
27^a Isa. 14:25
     ^b TG Jesus Christ, Messiah
27^a Isa. 9:4 (3-4)
     ^b TG Bondage, Physical
     ^c TG Jesus Christ, Messiah
28^a IE the Assyrian invasion forces introduced
       in v. 5 progress toward Jerusalem, vv. 28-32
28^a Progress of the Assyrian armies toward
       Jerusalem is traced; then (vv 33-34) the
       LORD's action against them is figuratively
       described
29^a 1 Sam. 13:23
     ^b Neh. 11:31
     ^c 1 Sam. 11:4

30 Lift up thy voice, O daughter of Gallim: cause it to be heard unto Laish, O poor Anathoth.
31 Madmenah is removed; the inhabitants of Gebim gather themselves to flee.
32 As yet shall he remain at Nob that day: he shall shake his hand against the mount of the daughter of Zion, the hill of Jerusalem.
30 Lift up the voice, O daughter of ^aGallim; cause it to be heard unto Laish, O poor ^bAnathoth.
31 Madmenah is removed; the inhabitants of Gebim gather themselves to flee.
32 As yet shall he remain at ^aNob that day; he shall shake his hand against the mount of the daughter of Zion, the hill of Jerusalem.
30^a 1 Sam. 25:44
     ^b Josh. 21:18
32^a 1 Sam. 21:1; 1 Sam. 22:19; Neh. 11:32

33 Behold, the Lord, the LORD of hosts, shall lop the bough with ^aterror: and the high ones of stature shall be hewn down, and the ^bhaughty shall be humbled.
34 And he shall cut down the ^athickets of the forest with iron, and Lebanon shall fall ^bby a mighty one. 33 Behold, the Lord, the Lord of Hosts shall lop the bough with terror; and the ^ahigh ones of stature shall be ^bhewn down; and the ^chaughty shall be humbled.
34 And he shall cut down the thickets of the forests with iron, and Lebanon shall fall by a mighty one.
33^a Obad. 1:3-4; Hel. 4:12-13; D&C 101:42
     ^b Ezek. 17:24; Amos 2:9; D&C 112:8 (3-8)
     ^c Ps. 18:27; 3 Ne. 25:1; D&C 29:9
33^a See Isa. 36, 37 or 2 Kings 18:13—19:37 for a
       fulfillment of this prophecy
     ^b TG Haughtiness
34^a Isa. 9:18
     ^b Isa. 37:36

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Scriptural Text [Isaiah 10]	Scriptural Text [2 Nephi 20]	Footnotes ~ References ~ JST
CHAPTER 10 Destruction of Assyria is a type of destruction of the wicked at the Second Coming—Few people shall be left after the Lord comes again—Remnant of Jacob shall return in that day—Compare 2 Nephi 20.	CHAPTER 20 Destruction of Assyria is a type of destruction of wicked at the Second Comeing—Few people shall be left after the Lord comes again—Remnant of Jacob shall return in that day—Compare Isaiah 10. [Between 559 and 545 B.C.]
1 ^aWOE unto them that decree ^bunrighteous decrees, and that write grievousness which they have prescribed; 2 To turn aside the needy from ^ajudgment, and to take away the right from the ^bpoor of my people, that widows may be their prey, and that they may rob the fatherless!	1 ^aWO unto them that decree ^bunrighteous decrees, and that write grievousness which they have prescribed; 2 To turn away the needy from judgment, and to take away the right from the ^apoor of my people, that ^bwidows may be their prey, and that they may rob the fatherless!	1^a Isa. 10:1-34 ^b TG Injustice 1^a 2 Ne. 20:1-34 ^b TG Injustice 2^a Amos 4:1 ^b TG Widows 2^a OR justice; TG Judgment ^b Mosiah 4:16-18; D&C 38:16
3 And what will ye do in the day of ^avisitation, and in the desolation which shall come from far? to whom will ye flee for help? and where will ye leave your glory? 4 Without me they shall bow down under the prisoners, and they shall fall under the slain. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.	3 And what will ye do in the day of visitation, and in the desolation which shall come from far? to whom will ye flee for help? and where will ye leave your glory? 4 Without me they shall bow down under the prisoners, and they shall fall under the slain. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.	3^a IE punishment; Hosea 9:7; Luke 19:44
5 ¶ O ^aAssyrian, the rod of mine anger, and the staff in their hand is mine indignation. 6 I will send him against an ^ahypocritical nation, and against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge, to take the spoil, and to take the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets. 7 Howbeit he meaneth not so, neither ^adoth his heart think so; but it is in his heart to destroy and cut off nations not a few.	5 O Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, and the staff in their hand is ^atheir indignation. 6 I will send him ^aagainst a hypocritical nation, and against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge to take the spoil, and to take the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets. 7 Howbeit he meaneth not so, neither doth his heart think so; but in his heart it is to destroy and cut off nations not a few.	5^a OR Assyria is the rod of my anger, and my wrath is a staff in their hand; Ezek. 31:3 6^a IE against Israel; TG Hypocrisy 6^a TG Hypocrisy 7^a HEB did his heart intend it thus
8 For he saith, Are not my princes altogether kings? 9 Is not Calno as Carchemish? is not Hamath as Arpad? is not Samaria as Damascus? 10 As my hand hath found the kingdoms of the idols, and whose graven images did excel them of Jerusalem and of Samaria;	8 For he saith: Are not my ^aprinces altogether kings? 9 Is not ^aCalno as ^bCarchemish? Is not Hamath as Arpad? Is not Samaria as ^cDamascus? 10 As ^amy hand hath founded the kingdoms of the idols, and whose graven images did excel them of Jerusalem and of Samaria;	8^a 2 Kings 18:33-35; 2 Kings 19:10-13 9^a Amos 6:2 (1-2) ^b 2 Chr. 35:20 ^c 2 Kings 16:9 10^a IE the king of Assyria's hand (vv. 10-11)
11 Shall I not, as I have done unto Samaria and her idols, so do to Jerusalem and her idols? 12 Wherefore it shall come to pass, that when the Lord hath performed his whole work upon mount Zion and on Jerusalem, I will ^apunish ^bthe fruit of the stout heart of the king of ^cAssyria, and the glory of his high looks.	11 Shall I not, as I have done unto Samaria and her ^aidols, so do to Jerusalem and to her idols? 12 Wherefore it shall come to pass that when the Lord hath performed his whole work upon Mount Zion and upon Jerusalem^a, I will punish the fruit of the stout heart of the king of ^aAssyria, and the glory of his high looks. 12^a it shall come to pass that when the Lord hath performed his whole work upon Mount Zion and upon Jerusalem Those a base reference is to the days of Assyria, the jump and comparison is unto the latter days when the Lord does perform his whole work of the fulfilling of the covenant of the fathers in America, Mount Zion and his work upon Jerusalem of restoration.	11^a Ezek. 36:18 (16-20) 12^a 2 Kings 16:7-18; Zeph. 2:13; 2 Ne. 18:4-7 12^a 2 Kings 19:35-37 ^b IE the proud boasting ^c Isa. 8:7
13 For he saith, By the ^astrength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom; for I am prudent: and I have removed the bounds of the people, and have robbed their treasures, and I have put down the inhabitants like a valiant man: 14 And my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the people: and as one gathereth eggs that are left, have I gathered all the earth; and there was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or peeped.	13 For ^ahe saith: By the strength of ^bmy hand and by my wisdom I have done these things; for I am prudent; and I have moved the borders of the people, and have robbed their treasures, and I have put down the inhabitants like a valiant man; 14 And my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the people; and as one gathereth eggs that are left have I gathered all the earth; and there was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or peeped.	13^a IE the king of Assyria (vv. 13-14) ^b Isa. 37:24-38 13^a 2 Kings 19:23
15 ^aShall the axe ^bboast itself against him that heweth therewith? or shall the saw magnify itself against him that ^cshaketh it? as if the rod should shake itself against them that lift it up, or as if the staff should lift up itself, as if it were no wood. 16 Therefore shall the Lord, the Lord of hosts, send among his ^afat ones leanness; and under ^bhis glory he shall kindle a burning like the burning of a fire.	15 Shall the ^aax boast itself against him that heweth therewith? Shall the saw magnify itself against him that shaketh it? As if the rod should shake itself against them that lift it up, or as if the staff should lift up itself as if it were no wood! 16 Therefore shall the Lord, the Lord of Hosts, send among his fat ones, leanness; and under his glory he shall kindle a burning like the burning of a fire.	15^a IE the prophet compares the king to a tool 15^a All the metaphors in this verse ask the same question: Can man (e.g. the Assyrian King) prosper against God? ^b TG Boasting ^c HEB wields, moves 16^a Ezek. 34:16; 2 Ne. 15:17 ^b IE of the king of Assyria (also vv. 17-19)
17 And the light of Israel shall be for a fire, and his Holy One for a flame: and it shall burn and devour his ^athorns and his briers in one day; 18 And shall consume the glory of his forest, and of his fruitful field, both ^asoul and body: and they shall be as when a standardbearer fainteth. 19 And the rest of the trees of his forest shall be few, that a child may write them.	17 And the light of Israel shall be for a ^afire, and his Holy One for a flame, and shall burn and shall devour his thorns and his briers in one day; 18 And shall consume the glory of his forest, and of his fruitful field, both soul and body; and they shall be as when a standard-bearer fainteth. 19 And the ^arest of the trees of his forest shall be few, that a child may write them.	17^a Obad. 1:18; 2 Ne. 15:24; 3 Ne. 20:16 17^a Isa. 9:18 18^a IE Assyria will vanish completely 19^a IE the remnants of the army of Assyria
20 ¶ And it shall come to pass in ^athat day, that the remnant of Israel, and such as are ^bescaped of the house of Jacob, shall no more again ^cstay upon him that smote them; but shall stay upon the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, in truth. 21 The ^aremnant shall ^breturn, even the remnant of Jacob, unto the mighty God.	20 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the remnant of Israel, and such as are escaped of the ^ahouse of Jacob, shall no more again ^bstay upon him that smote them, but shall stay upon the Lord, the Holy One of Israel, in truth. 21 The ^aremnant shall return, yea, even the remnant of Jacob, unto the mighty God^a. 21^a The remnant shall return, yea, even the remnant of Jacob, unto the mighty God Notably the remnant here spoken of is that of Israel or the Kingdom of Israel which is the Kingdom of Ephraim, for Judah still remained at this juncture in the history of Israel. The fact that it states that the 'remnant' shall return unto the mighty God and not to there land of inheritance in the Holy Land is also significant, for the land of Joseph which Ephraim and Manasseh hath obtained of the Lord is not in the Holy Land of Palistine but in the New World of the Americas. And that 'return' of 'the remnant' started with the restoration of the Gospel of Christ and when Moses came to the Temple in Kirtland, Ohio and restored the keys of the gathering of Israel. The responsiblity of that gather was 'first' to the remnant of Ephraim and Manasseh, upon whom the responsiblity for filling the covenant of Abraham fell according to the right of the Firstborn of Israel, Ephraim, which Jeremiah 31:9 establishes as being Ephraim and that these promises did remain by thie promised remnant seed of Joseph is subscribed to in that 'the blessings of the fathers did remain those Joseph (D&C 27:10).	20^a Amos 9:8-9; 2 Ne. 6:11 (10-11) ^b IE depend upon; 2 Kings 16:8 (7-9); 2 Chr. 28:21 (20-21) 20^a This prophecy extends to the latter days in the succeeding verse ^b Isa. 4:2 ^c OR lean, rely upon; 2 Kings 16:7 21^a Isa. 11:11; TG Israel, Remnant of 21^a TG Israel, Remnant of
22 For though thy people Israel be as the ^asand of the sea, yet a remnant of them shall ^breturn: the ^cconsumption ^ddecreed shall ^eoverflow with righteousness. 23 For the Lord GOD of hosts shall ^amake a consumption, even determined, in the midst of all the land.	22 For though thy people ^aIsrael be as the sand of the sea, yet a remnant of them shall ^breturn; the ^cconsumption decreed shall overflow with righteousness. 23 For the Lord God of Hosts shall make a ^aconsumption, even determined in all the land.	22^a Gen. 22:17; Rom. 9:27 ^b TG Israel, Gathering of ^c Isa. 28:22; TG World, End of 22^a Rom. 9:27-28 ^b TG Israel, Gathering of ^c TG World, End of ^d Matt. 24:34; D&C 1:7 ^e IE Even when punishment comes, mercy is available 23^a Dan. 9:27 23^a IE cause the decreed destruction
24 ¶ Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD of hosts, O my people that dwellest in Zion, be not afraid of the Assyrian: he shall ^asmite thee with a rod, and shall lift up his staff against thee, after the manner of ^bEgypt. 25 For yet a very little ^awhile, and the ^bindignation shall cease, and mine anger in their destruction. 26 And the LORD of hosts shall stir up a scourge for him according to the slaughter of ^aMidian at the rock of ^bOreb: and as his ^crod was upon the sea, so shall he lift it up after the manner of ^dEgypt.	24 Therefore, thus saith the Lord God of Hosts: O my people that dwellest in Zion, ^abe not afraid of the Assyrian; he shall smite thee with a rod, and shall lift up his staff against thee, after the ^bmanner of Egypt. 25 For yet a very little while, and the ^aindignation shall cease, and mine anger in their destruction. 26 And the Lord of Hosts shall ^astir up a scourge for him according to the slaughter of ^bMidian at the rock of Oreb; and as his rod was upon the sea so shall he lift it up after the manner of ^cEgypt.	24^a Isa. 37:6-7 ^b TG Israel, Bondage of, in Egypt; TG Israel, Bondage of, in Other Lands 24^a Isa. 30:31 ^b IE as the Egyptians did in earlier times 25^a Isa. 10:25; Dan. 11:36 25^a Isa. 54:7 ^b Dan. 11:36; 2 Ne. 20:25 26^a 2 Kings 19:35 ^b Gen. 25:2 (1-6); Judg. 7:25; Isa. 9:4 ^c Ex. 14:27 (26-27) 26^a Isa. 9:4 ^b Judg. 7:25 (19-25) ^c Ex. 14:26-27 ^d Ex. 14:27 (16-27)
27 And it shall come to pass in that day, that his ^aburden shall be taken away from off thy shoulder, and his yoke from off thy neck, and the ^byoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing. 28 ^aHe is come to Aiath, he is passed to Migron; at Michmash he hath laid up his carriages: 29 They are gone over the passage: they have taken up their lodging at Geba; Ramah is afraid; Gibeah of Saul is fled.	27 And it shall come to pass in that day that his ^aburden shall be taken away from off thy shoulder, and his yoke from off thy neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed because of the ^banointing. 28 ^aHe is come to Aiath, he is passed to Migron; at Michmash he hath laid up his carriages. 29 They are gone over the ^apassage; they have taken up their lodging at ^bGeba; Ramath is afraid; ^cGibeah of Saul is fled.	27^a Isa. 14:25 ^b TG Jesus Christ, Messiah 27^a Isa. 9:4 (3-4) ^b TG Bondage, Physical ^c TG Jesus Christ, Messiah 28^a IE the Assyrian invasion forces introduced in v. 5 progress toward Jerusalem, vv. 28-32 28^a Progress of the Assyrian armies toward Jerusalem is traced; then (vv 33-34) the LORD's action against them is figuratively described 29^a 1 Sam. 13:23 ^b Neh. 11:31 ^c 1 Sam. 11:4
30 Lift up thy voice, O daughter of Gallim: cause it to be heard unto Laish, O poor Anathoth. 31 Madmenah is removed; the inhabitants of Gebim gather themselves to flee. 32 As yet shall he remain at Nob that day: he shall shake his hand against the mount of the daughter of Zion, the hill of Jerusalem.	30 Lift up the voice, O daughter of ^aGallim; cause it to be heard unto Laish, O poor ^bAnathoth. 31 Madmenah is removed; the inhabitants of Gebim gather themselves to flee. 32 As yet shall he remain at ^aNob that day; he shall shake his hand against the mount of the daughter of Zion, the hill of Jerusalem.	30^a 1 Sam. 25:44 ^b Josh. 21:18 32^a 1 Sam. 21:1; 1 Sam. 22:19; Neh. 11:32
33 Behold, the Lord, the LORD of hosts, shall lop the bough with ^aterror: and the high ones of stature shall be hewn down, and the ^bhaughty shall be humbled. 34 And he shall cut down the ^athickets of the forest with iron, and Lebanon shall fall ^bby a mighty one.	33 Behold, the Lord, the Lord of Hosts shall lop the bough with terror; and the ^ahigh ones of stature shall be ^bhewn down; and the ^chaughty shall be humbled. 34 And he shall cut down the thickets of the forests with iron, and Lebanon shall fall by a mighty one.	33^a Obad. 1:3-4; Hel. 4:12-13; D&C 101:42 ^b Ezek. 17:24; Amos 2:9; D&C 112:8 (3-8) ^c Ps. 18:27; 3 Ne. 25:1; D&C 29:9 33^a See Isa. 36, 37 or 2 Kings 18:13—19:37 for a fulfillment of this prophecy ^b TG Haughtiness 34^a Isa. 9:18 ^b Isa. 37:36