2 Ne. 6-7 parallels 2 Ne. 25

which my brother has desired that I should speak unto you.	7 But behold, I proceed with mine own prophecy,
And I speak unto you for your sakes,	according to my plainness;
that ye may learn and glorify the name of your God.	in the which I know that no man can err;
5 And now, the words which I shall read are they which Isaiah spake	nevertheless, in the days that the prophecies of Isaiah
concerning all the house of Israel; [covenant people]	shall be fulfilled [covenant promises]
wherefore, they may be likened unto you,	men shall know of a surety, at the times when they shall come to pass. 8 Wherefore, they are of worth
for ye are of the house of Israel.	unto the children of men,
And there are many things which have been spoken by Isaiah	and he that supposeth that they are not, unto them will I speak particularly,
which may be likened unto you,	and confine the words unto mine own people; for I know that they shall be of great worth* unto them in the last days; for in that day shall they understand them*;
because ye are of the house of Israel.	wherefore, for their good
6 And now, these are the words: Thus saith* the Lord God*:	have I written* them*.
Behold, I will lift up mine hand	9 And as one generation hath been destroyed
to the Gentiles, [last shall be first.]	among the Jews [first shall be last]
and set up my standard to the people; [To be the salt of the earth] [the husbandmen of the Lord]	because of iniquity, [@...has lost its savor...@ (3 Ne. 16:15)] [@...will he miserably destroy...@ (Matt. 22:41)]

and they shall bring thy sons in their arms, and thy daughters shall be carried upon their shoulders.

[Redemption]

even so have they been destroyed from generation to generation

[See 1 Ne. 17:37; Jer.1:10]
[See D&C 133:57-59]
[destruction]

	7 And kings shall be thy nursing fathers,
	and their queens thy nursing mothers;

according to their iniquities;

[Isa. 26:5 "he bringeth them down that dwell on high"]

they shall bow down to thee with their faces towards the earth, and lick up the dust of thy feet;

and never hath any of them been destroyed

and thou shalt know that I am the Lord;

save it were foretold them

for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me.

by the prophets of the Lord.

[@We don=t spend a lot of time talking about or dreaming about the millennium to come; we=ve always been a practical people dealing with the issues of life. We=re doing today=s job in the best way we know how.@ (Gordon B. Hinckley, Time magazine interview by David Van Biema, AKingdom Come,@ August 4, 1997, p. 55.)]

The following segment is also available with commentary:
II Nephi 6:8-18 in parallel to II Nephi 25:10-20
"Messiah Again the Second Time"

a 8 And now I, Jacob,

b would speak somewhat concerning these words.

b For behold, the Lord has shown

a me

10 Wherefore, it hath been told them

c that those who were at Jerusalem,

d from whence we came,

e have been slain

e concerning the destruction which should come upon them,

d immediately after my father left

c Jerusalem; nevertheless, they hardened their hearts;

(a/b) and according to my prophecy

e they have been destroyed,

and carried away captive.

save it be those which are carried away captive into Babylon.

9 Nevertheless, the Lord has shown unto me

11 And now this I speak because of the spirit which is in me.

that they should return again.

A And notwithstanding they have been carried away they shall return again,

b and possess the land of Jerusalem;

A wherefore, they shall be restored again

b to the land of their inheritance.

c 12 But, behold, they shall have wars, and rumors of wars;

And he also has shown unto me

and when the day cometh [prophecy]

that the Lord God,

that the Only Begotten of the Father,

the Holy One of Israel,	yea, even the Father of heaven and of earth,
should manifest himself unto them in the flesh; and after he should manifest himself	shall manifest himself unto them in the flesh,
they should scourge him and crucify him,	behold, they will reject him,
according to the words of the angel who spake it unto me. [gifts of the spirit, revelation]	because of their iniquities, [refusing to hear voice of good shepherd]
10 And after they have hardened their hearts	and the hardness of their hearts,
and stiffened their necks	and the stiffness of their necks.
against the Holy One of Israel,	13 Behold, they will crucify him;
[omission for emphasis and fill-in-the-blank parallel to the latter-days]	a-1 and after he is laid in a sepulchre for the space of three days he shall rise from the dead, a-2 with healing in his wings; a-3 and all those who shall believe on his name shall be saved in the kingdom of God. b-1 Wherefore, my soul b-2 delighteth c-1 to prophesy c-2 concerning him, c-1 for I have seen c-2 his day, b-1 and my heart b-2 doth magnify his holy name. a-1 14 And behold it shall come to pass that after the Messiah hath risen from the dead, a-2 and hath manifested himself unto his people, a-3 unto as many as will believe on his name,
behold, the judgments of the Holy One of Israel shall come upon them.	behold, Jerusalem shall be destroyed again;
And the day cometh that they shall be smitten and afflicted.	for wo unto them that fight against God and the people of his church.
11 Wherefore, after they	15 Wherefore, the Jews
are driven to and fro,	shall be scattered among all nations;
for thus saith the angel, many shall be afflicted in the flesh,	yea, and also Babylon
and shall not be suffered to perish, [Israel purified]	shall be destroyed; [Babylon destroyed]
because of the prayers of the faithful;	wherefore, the Jews shall be scattered by other nations.

they shall be scattered,	16 And after they have been scattered,
and smitten,	and the Lord God hath scourged them
and hated;	by other nations for the space of many generations, yea, even down from generation to generation
nevertheless, the Lord will be merciful unto them,	until they shall be persuaded
that when they shall come to the knowledge	to believe
of their Redeemer,	in Christ, the Son of God,
they shall be gathered together again to the lands of their inheritance. [for the sake of collective salvation]	and the atonement, [for the sake of individual salvation]
12 And blessed are the Gentiles,	which is infinite for all mankind--
[The Gentiles:] a-1 they of whom the prophet has written; a-2 for behold, if it so be that they shall repent and fight not against Zion, a-3 and do not unite themselves to that great and abominable church, [oppressors] b they shall be saved; c for the Lord God will fulfil his covenants which he has made unto his children; b and for this cause a-1 the prophet has written these things. a-2 13 Wherefore, they that fight against Zion and the covenant people of the Lord a-3 shall lick up the dust of their feet;	and when that day shall come
and the people of the Lord	that they shall believe in Christ,
shall not be ashamed.	and worship the Father in his name,
For the people of the Lord	with pure hearts and clean hands,
are they who wait for him; for they still wait [mandate for the Gentiles]	and look not forward any more [mandate for the Jews]
for the coming of the Messiah. [second coming]	for another Messiah, [already came; first coming]
14 And behold, according to the words of the prophet,	then, at that time, the day will come that it must needs be expedient that they should believe these things.
the Messiah	17 And the Lord

will set himself	will set his hand
again the second time	again the second time
to recover	to restore
them;	his people from their lost and fallen state.
wherefore, he will	Wherefore, he will
manifest himself unto them in power	proceed to do a marvelous work
and great glory,	and a wonder
unto the destruction of their enemies,	among the children of men.
when that day cometh when they shall believe in him; and none will he destroy that believe in him.	18 Wherefore, he shall bring forth his words unto them,
15 And they that believe not in him	which words shall judge them
shall be destroyed, [x 6] both by fire, and by tempest, and by earthquakes, and by bloodsheds, and by pestilence, and by famine.	at the last day,

a And they shall know b that the Lord is God, b the Holy One of Israel. And they shall know b that the Lord is God, b the Holy One of Israel.	a for they shall be given them for the purpose of convincing them b-1 of the true Messiah, b-2 who was rejected by them; for they shall be given them for the purpose of convincing them a and unto the convincing them b-1 that they need not look forward any more for a Messiah to come, for there should not any come, save it should be a false Messiah which should deceive the people; for there is save one Messiah spoken of by the prophets, and that Messiah is he b-2 who should be rejected of the Jews. a 19 For according to the words of the prophets, B the Messiah cometh in six hundred years from the time that my father left Jerusalem; a and according to the words of the prophets, a and also the word of the angel of God, B his name shall be Jesus Christ, the Son of God. and unto the convincing them b-1 that they need not look forward any more for a Messiah to come, for there should not any come, save it should be a false Messiah which should deceive the people; for there is save one Messiah spoken of by the prophets, and that Messiah is he b-2 who should be rejected of the Jews. a 19 For according to the words of the prophets, B the Messiah cometh in six hundred years from the time that my father left Jerusalem; a and according to the words of the prophets, a and also the word of the angel of God, B his name shall be Jesus Christ, the Son of God. and unto the convincing them b-1 that they need not look forward any more for a Messiah to come, for there should not any come, save it should be a false Messiah which should deceive the people; for there is save one Messiah spoken of by the prophets, and that Messiah is he b-2 who should be rejected of the Jews. a 19 For according to the words of the prophets, B the Messiah cometh in six hundred years from the time that my father left Jerusalem; a and according to the words of the prophets, a and also the word of the angel of God, B his name shall be Jesus Christ, the Son of God. a 20 And now, my brethren, I have spoken plainly that ye cannot err.
[At the second coming of the Messiah] a 16 For shall the prey b be taken from c the mighty, a or the lawful captive b delivered? D 17 But thus saith the Lord: a Even the captives c of the mighty b shall be taken away, a and the prey c of the terrible b shall be delivered;	[R.E. first gathering] D And as the Lord God liveth b that brought a Israel b up out of c the land of Egypt,
e for the *Mighty God* f shall *deliver* g his covenant people.	e and gave unto Moses *power* f that he should *heal* g the nations f after they had been bitten e by the poisonous serpents, [opp.] g if they f would cast their eyes e unto the serpent f which he did raise up g before them, [shape of serpent]
a For thus saith the Lord: *I will contend* with them that contendeth b with thee--	b. and also gave him a. *power*
c 18 And I will *feed* them d that oppress e thee,	e that he d should smite c the *rock*
f with their own flesh; g and they shall be drunken f with their own blood g as with sweet wine; [They refuse the atoning flesh and blood of Jesus Christ that might have saved them from reaping the justice they deserved.]	and the water should come forth; [Soldiers pierce Jesus (the rock) with a sword and water comes forth]
and all flesh	yea, behold I say unto you,
shall *know*	C that as these things are *true, C and as the Lord God liveth*,
C that I the Lord C am thy Savior C and thy Redeemer, C the Mighty One of Jacob.	there is none other name given under heaven save it be this Jesus Christ, of which I have spoken, whereby man can be saved.
(Isaiah 50) 2 Nephi 7	2 Nephi 25 (cont.)
1 Yea, for thus saith the Lord: Have I put thee away, [Note opposite contrasts]	21 Wherefore, for this cause hath the Lord God promised unto me that these things which I write shall be kept
or have I cast thee off forever?	and preserved,
For thus saith the Lord: Where is the bill	and handed down [above reference to Athese things@]
of your mother's divorcement?	unto my seed, from generation to generation,

To whom have I put thee away,	that the promise may be fulfilled unto Joseph,
[Irony of Joseph=s being sold into slavery bringing salvation to all his father=s household.] or to which of my creditors have I sold you? Yea, to whom have I sold you?	that his seed should never perish
Behold, for your iniquities have ye sold yourselves,	as long as the earth should stand.
and for your transgressions	22 Wherefore, these things shall go from generation to generation
is your mother	as long as the earth
put away.	shall stand;
2 Wherefore, when I came,	and they shall go
there was no man;	according to the will and pleasure of God;
a-1 when I a-2 called, b-1 yea, there was none b-2 to answer.	b-1 and the nations who shall possess them b-2 shall be judged of them a-2 according to the words which are written. a-1 23 For we labor diligently a-2 to write,
O house of Israel,	to persuade our children, and also our brethren,
is my hand shortened at all [Is God lukewarm?]	to believe in Christ, [with all heart, might, mind]
that it cannot redeem,	and to be reconciled to God;
or have I no [Question]	for we know that [Answer]
power to deliver?	it is by grace that we are saved,
Behold, at my rebuke I dry up the sea, I make their rivers a wilderness and their fish to stink because the waters are dried up, and they die because of thirst. 3 I clothe the heavens with blackness, and I make sackcloth their covering.	after all we can do. [As well as man might put forth his puny arm...]
4 The Lord God hath given [it is a gift]	24 And, notwithstanding [...all we can do]
me	we
the tongue of the learned,	believe [those who b. speak with tongue of angels]
that I should know	in Christ,

how to [minutia of keeping law]

we keep

speak a word

the law of Moses,

in season unto thee, O house of Israel.

and look forward with steadfastness unto Christ, until the law shall be fulfilled.

When

25 For, for this end was the law given;

ye are weary

wherefore the law hath become dead unto us,

he waketh

and we are made alive in Christ
because of our faith;

morning by morning. [Deut. 11:18-21.]

yet we keep the law because of the commandments.

He waketh mine ear to hear

	26 And we talk of Christ,
	we rejoice in Christ,
	we preach of Christ,
	we prophesy of Christ,
	and we write according to our prophecies,

as the learned.

that our children may know

5 The Lord God

to what source they may look for a remission of their sins.

hath opened mine ear,

27 Wherefore, we speak concerning the law

a and I

b was not rebellious,

a that our children

b may know the deadness of the law;

a and they,

b by knowing the deadness of the law,

neither turned away back.

may look forward unto that life which is in Christ,
and know for what end the law was given.
And after the law is fulfilled in Christ,

6 I gave my back to the smiter,

that they need not harden their hearts against him when the law ought to be done away.

and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair.

28 And now behold, my people, ye are a stiffnecked people;

I hid not my face from shame and spitting.

wherefore, I have spoken plainly unto you,

Who will contend with me?	and deny him not; for by denying him ye also deny
Let us stand together.	the prophets and* the law*.
Who is mine adversary?	29 And now behold, I say unto you that the right way
Let him come	is to believe
near [and he shall abide with you]	in [abide in the vine]
me,	Christ,
and I will smite him	and deny him not;
with the strength of my mouth.	and Christ
9 For the Lord God	is the Holy One of Israel;
will help* me.*	wherefore ye must bow down before him, and worship him with all your might, mind, and strength, and your whole soul;
And all they	and if ye
who shall condemn me,	do this [worship Christ] [opp.]
behold, all they shall wax old as a garment, and the moth shall eat them up.	ye shall in nowise be cast out. [opp.]
10 Who is among you that feareth the Lord,	30 And, inasmuch as it shall be expedient,

that obeyeth the voice of his servant, that walketh in darkness	ye must keep the performances and ordinances [See Isa. 24:5; D&C 1:15,16.]
and hath no light?	of God [See Acts. 7:47-53; Isa. 66:1,2,4.]
11 Behold all ye that kindle fire, that compass yourselves about with sparks, walk in the light of your fire and in the sparks which ye have kindled.	until the law shall be fulfilled [Play on words: Afulfilled,@ e.g. empty.]
This shall ye have of mine hand-- [See Jacob 4:14; Ezk. 20:25.]	which was given
ye shall lie down in sorrow. [See Jacob 1:7; D&C 84:23,24.]	unto Moses. [did not enter promised land, but was taken up]