The Collected Works of Joseph Smith. Joseph Smith Jr.

them; and

       he will do his pleasure on Babylon, and his arm shall come upon

       the Chaldeans.

      1 Nephi 20:15

       15 Also, saith the Lord; I the Lord, yea, I have spoken; yea, I

       have called him to declare, I have brought him, and he shall make

       his way prosperous.

      1 Nephi 20:16

       16 Come ye near unto me; I have not spoken in secret; from the

       beginning, from the time that it was declared have I spoken; and

       the Lord God, and his Spirit, hath sent me.

      1 Nephi 20:17

       17 And thus saith the Lord, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of

       Israel; I have sent him, the Lord thy God who teacheth thee to

       profit, who leadeth thee by the way thou shouldst go, hath done

       it.

      1 Nephi 20:18

       18 O that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments—then had thy

       peace been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the

       sea.

      1 Nephi 20:19

       19 Thy seed also had been as the sand; the offspring of thy

       bowels like the gravel thereof; his name should not have been cut

       off nor destroyed from before me.

      1 Nephi 20:20

       20 Go ye forth of Babylon, flee ye from the Chaldeans, with a

       voice of singing declare ye, tell this, utter to the end of the

       earth; say ye: The Lord hath redeemed his servant Jacob.

      1 Nephi 20:21

       21 And they thirsted not; he led them through the deserts; he

       caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them; he clave the

       rock also and the waters gushed out.

      1 Nephi 20:22

       22 And notwithstanding he hath done all this, and greater also,

       there is no peace, saith the Lord, unto the wicked.

      1 Nephi 21 Chapter 21

      1 Nephi 21:1

       1 And again: Hearken, O ye house of Israel, all ye that are

       broken off and are driven out because of the wickedness of the

       pastors of my people; yea, all ye that are broken off, that are

       scattered abroad, who are of my people, O house of Israel.

       Listen, O isles, unto me, and hearken ye people from far; the

       Lord hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother

       hath he made mention of my name.

      1 Nephi 21:2

       2 And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of

       his hand hath he hid me, and made me a polished shaft; in his

       quiver hath he hid me;

      1 Nephi 21:3

       3 And said unto me: Thou art my servant, O Israel, in whom I

       will be glorified.

      1 Nephi 21:4

       4 Then I said, I have labored in vain, I have spent my strength

       for naught and in vain; surely my judgment is with the Lord, and

       my work with my God.

      1 Nephi 21:5

       5 And now, saith the Lord—that formed me from the womb that I

       should be his servant, to bring Jacob again to him—though Israel

       be not gathered, yet shall I be glorious in the eyes of the Lord,

       and my God shall be my strength.

      1 Nephi 21:6

       6 And he said: It is a light thing that thou shouldst be my

       servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the

       preserved of Israel. I will also give thee for a light to the

       Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the ends of the

       earth.

      1 Nephi 21:7

       7 Thus saith the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel, his Holy One, to

       him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to

       servant of rulers: Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall

       worship, because of the Lord that is faithful.

      1 Nephi 21:8

       8 Thus saith the Lord: In an acceptable time have I heard thee,

       O isles of the sea, and in a day of salvation have I helped thee;

       and I will preserve thee, and give thee my servant for a covenant

       of the people, to establish the earth, to cause to inherit the

       desolate heritages;

      1 Nephi 21:9

       9 That thou mayest say to the prisoners: Go forth; to them that

       sit in darkness: Show yourselves. They shall feed in the ways,

       and their pastures shall be in all high places.

      1 Nephi 21:10

       10 They shall not hunger nor thirst, neither shall the heat nor

       the sun smite them; for he that hath mercy on them shall lead

       them, even by the springs of water shall he guide them.

      1 Nephi 21:11

       11 And I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways shall

       be exalted.

      1 Nephi 21:12

       12 And then, O house of Israel, behold, these shall come from

       far; and lo, these from the north and from the west; and these

       from the land of Sinim.

      1 Nephi 21:13

       13 Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; for the feet of

       those who are in the east shall be established; and break forth

       into singing, O mountains; for they shall be smitten no more; for

       the Lord hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his

       afflicted.

      1 Nephi 21:14

       14 But, behold, Zion hath said: The Lord hath forsaken me, and

       my Lord hath forgotten me—but he will show that he hath not.

      1 Nephi 21:15

       15 For can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not

       have compassion on the son of her womb? Yea, they may forget,

       yet will I not forget thee, O house of Israel.

      1 Nephi 21:16

       16 Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy

       walls are continually before me.

      1 Nephi 21:17

       17 Thy children shall make haste against thy destroyers; and

       they that made thee waste shall go forth of thee.

      1 Nephi 21:18

       18 Lift up thine eyes round about and behold; all these gather

       themselves together, and they shall come to thee. And as I live,