| 15:1 And then will I sing to my well-beloved a song
of my beloved, touching his vineyard. My well-beloved
hath a vineyard in a very fruitful hill. |
The following
section is quoted from Isaiah 5. See the note at I Nephi 20:1. 5:1 Now will I sing to
my wellbeloved a song of my beloved touching his
vineyard. My wellbeloved hath a vineyard in a very
fruitful hill:
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| 15:2 And he 1fenced it, and gathered out the stones thereof,
and planted it with the choicest vine, and built a tower
in the midst of it, and also made a wine-press therein;
and he looked that it should bring forth grapes, and it
brought forth wild grapes. |
5:2 And he
fenced it, and gathered out the stones thereof, and
planted it with the choicest vine, and built a tower in
the midst of it, and also made a winepress therein: and
he looked that it should bring forth grapes, and it
brought forth wild grapes. Topic:
KJV Translation Errors
[1] RSV: "digged it", NIV: "dug it
up". 
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| 15:3 And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem, and men of
Judah, judge, I pray you, betwixt me and my vineyard. |
5:3 And now,
O inhabitants of Jerusalem, and men of Judah, judge, I
pray you, betwixt me and my vineyard. |
| 15:4 What could have been done more to my vineyard
that I have not done in it? 1Wherefore, when I looked that it should bring
forth grapes it brought forth wild grapes. |
5:4 What
could have been done more to my vineyard, that I have not
done in it? wherefore, when I looked that it should bring
forth grapes, brought it forth wild grapes? [1] The English word "wherefore" can
function either as an interrogative, as in the KJV, or as
a conjunction, as in the Book of Mormon. The Hebrew word
that underlies the KJV, however, can only be an
interrogative. The Book of Mormon rendering is thus
impossible. It should be obvious that only an English
speaking person could make this sort of mistake.
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| 15:5 And now go to; I will tell you what I will do
to my vineyard--I will take away the hedge thereof, and
it shall be eaten up; and I will break down the wall
thereof, and it shall be trodden down; |
5:5 And now
go to; I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard: I
will take away the hedge thereof, and it shall be eaten
up; and break down the wall thereof, and it shall
be trodden down: |
| 15:6 And I will lay it waste; it shall not be pruned
nor digged; but there shall come up briers and thorns; I
will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon
it. |
5:6 And I
will lay it waste: it shall not be pruned, nor digged;
but there shall come up briers and thorns: I will also
command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it. |
| 15:7 For the vineyard of the Lord of Hosts is the
house of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant;
and he looked for judgment, and behold, oppression; for
righteousness, but behold, a cry. |
5:7 For the
vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house of
Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant: and he
looked for judgment, but behold oppression; for
righteousness, but behold a cry. |
| 15:8 Wo unto them that join house to house, till
there can be no place, that they may be placed alone in
the midst of the earth! |
5:8 Woe unto
them that join house to house, that lay field to
field, till there be no place, that they may be
placed alone in the midst of the earth! |
| 15:9 In mine ears, said the Lord of Hosts, of a
truth many houses shall be desolate, and great and fair 1cities without inhabitant. |
5:9 In mine
ears said the Lord of hosts, Of a truth many
houses shall be desolate, even great and fair,
without inhabitant. [1] The
adjectives "fair" and "great" require
a masculine noun, "houses" in the KJV.
"Cities" has a feminine gender in Hebrew. The
Book of Mormon rendering is thus impossible.
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| 15:10 Yea, ten acres of vineyard shall yield one
bath, and the seed of a homer shall yield an ephah. |
5:10 Yea, ten
acres of vineyard shall yield one bath, and the seed of
an homer shall yield an ephah. |
| 15:11 Wo unto them that rise up early in the morning,
that they may follow strong drink, that continue until
night, and wine inflame them! |
5:11 Woe unto
them that rise up early in the morning, that they
may follow strong drink; that continue until night, till
wine inflame them! |
| 15:12 And the harp, and the viol, the tabret, and
pipe, and wine are in their feasts; but they regard not
the work of the Lord, neither consider the operation of
his hands. |
5:12 And the
harp, and the viol, the tabret, and pipe, and wine, are
in their feasts: but they regard not the work of the
Lord, neither consider the operation of his hands. |
| 15:13 Therefore, my people are gone into captivity,
because they have no knowledge; and their honorable men
are famished, and their multitude dried up with thirst. |
5:13
Therefore my people are gone into captivity, because they
have no knowledge: and their honourable men are
famished, and their multitude dried up with thirst. |
| 15:14 Therefore, hell hath enlarged herself, and
opened her mouth without measure; and their glory, and
their multitude, and their pomp, and he that rejoiceth,
shall descend into it. |
5:14
Therefore hell hath enlarged herself, and opened her
mouth without measure: and their glory, and their
multitude, and their pomp, and he that rejoiceth, shall
descend into it. |
| 15:15 And the mean man shall be brought down, and the
mighty man shall be humbled, and the eyes of the lofty
shall be humbled. |
5:15 And the
mean man shall be brought down, and the mighty man shall
be humbled, and the eyes of the lofty shall be humbled: |
| 15:16 But the Lord of Hosts shall be exalted in
judgment, and God that is holy shall be sanctified in
righteousness. |
5:16 But the
Lord of hosts shall be exalted in judgment, and God that
is holy shall be sanctified in righteousness. |
| 15:17 Then shall the lambs feed 1after their manner, and the waste places of the
fat ones shall strangers eat. |
5:17 Then
shall the lambs feed after their manner, and the waste
places of the fat ones shall strangers eat. Topic: KJV
Translation Errors
[1] RSV: "...as in their pasture, fatlings and kids
shall feed among the ruins.", NIV: "as in their
own pasture; lambs will feed among the ruins of the
rich.".
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| 15:18 Wo unto them that draw iniquity with cords of
vanity, and sin as it were with a cart rope; |
5:18 Woe unto
them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as
it were with a cart rope: |
| 15:19 That say: Let him make speed, hasten his work,
that we may see it; and let the counsel of the Holy One
of Israel draw nigh and come, that we may know it. |
5:19 That
say, Let him make speed, and hasten his work, that
we may see it: and let the counsel of the Holy One
of Israel draw nigh and come, that we may know it!
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| 15:20 Wo unto them that call evil good, and good
evil, that put darkness for light, and light for
darkness, that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for
bitter! |
5:20 Woe unto
them that call evil good, and good evil; that put
darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put
bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! |
| 15:21 Wo unto the wise in their own eyes and prudent
in their own sight! |
5:21 Woe unto
them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent
in their own sight! |
| 15:22 Wo unto the mighty to drink wine, and men of
strength to mingle strong drink; |
5:22 Woe unto
them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of
strength to mingle strong drink: |
| 15:23 Who justify the wicked for reward, and take
away the righteousness of the righteous from him! |
5:23 Which
justify the wicked for reward, and take away the
righteousness of the righteous from him! |
| 15:24 Therefore, as the fire devoureth the stubble,
and the flame consumeth the chaff, their root shall be
rottenness, and their blossoms shall go up as dust;
because they have cast away the law of the Lord of Hosts,
and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel. |
5:24
Therefore as the fire devoureth the stubble, and the
flame consumeth the chaff, so their root shall be
as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust:
because they have cast away the law of the Lord of hosts,
and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel. |
| 15:25 Therefore, is the anger of the Lord kindled
against his people, and he hath stretched forth his hand
against them, and hath smitten them; and the hills did
tremble, and their carcasses were 1torn in the midst of the streets. For all this
his anger is not turned away, but his hand 2is stretched out still. |
5:25
Therefore is the anger of the Lord kindled against his
people, and he hath stretched forth his hand against
them, and hath smitten them: and the hills did tremble,
and their carcases were torn in the midst of the
streets. For all this his anger is not turned away, but
his hand is stretched out still. Topic: KJV
Translation Errors
[1] RSV: "as refuse", NIV: "like
refuse".
Topic: Textual
Changes
[2] 1830 version: "..but his hand stretched out
still." (also II Nephi 19:12, 17, 21; 20:4). It appears that Smith was simply deleting the
KJV italics without regard to the resulting text, which
makes little sense. The verb "is" had to be
restored to later versions of the Book of Mormon.
"The KJV's translation is wholly legitimate here. In
Hebrew, nouns, adjectives, and adverbials can stand in
predicate relationship to another noun without the verb
'to be' being expressly stated. English idiom demands the
verb 'to be' in such cases. The lack of this verb is not
only a sign that the italics of the KJV are being
deleted, but of an ignorance of Hebrew." (David Wright)
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| 15:26 And he will lift up an ensign to the nations
from far, and will hiss unto them from the end of the
earth; and behold, they shall come with speed swiftly;
none shall be weary nor stumble among them. |
5:26 And he
will lift up an ensign to the nations from far, and will
hiss unto them from the end of the earth: and, behold,
they shall come with speed swiftly: |
| 15:27 None shall slumber nor sleep; neither shall the
girdle of their loins be loosed, nor the latchet of their
shoes be broken; |
5:27 None
shall be weary nor stumble among them; none shall slumber
nor sleep; neither shall the girdle of their loins be
loosed, nor the latchet of their shoes be broken: |
| 15:28 Whose arrows shall be sharp, and all their bows
bent, and their horses' hoofs shall be counted like
flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind, their roaring
like a lion. |
5:28 Whose
arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent, their
horses' hoofs shall be counted like flint, and their
wheels like a whirlwind. |
| 15:29 They shall roar like young lions; yea, they
shall roar, and lay hold of the prey, and shall carry
away safe, and none shall deliver. |
5:29 Their
roaring shall be like a lion, they shall roar like
young lions: yea, they shall roar, and lay hold of the
prey, and shall carry it away safe, and none shall
deliver it. The deletion
of the KJV italics at this point meant that the start of
this sentence had to be moved to the end of the previous
sentence, since it no longer made sense by itself. Note
that the end of this sentence still makes no sense
without the KJV italics.
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| 15:30 And in that day they shall roar against them
like the roaring of the sea; and if they look unto the
land, behold, darkness and sorrow, and 1the light is darkened in the heavens thereof. |
5:30 And in
that day they shall roar against them like the roaring of
the sea: and if one look unto the land, behold
darkness and sorrow, and the light is darkened in
the heavens thereof. Topic: KJV
Translation Errors
[1] RSV: "...the light is darkened by its
clouds.", NIV: "the light will be darkened by
the clouds."
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