Joseph Smith, Jr. - The Second Book Of Nephi (Chap. 2.24) lyrics

2 Nephi 24:1 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 Nephi 24:2 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. 2 Nephi 24:3 And it shall come to pa** 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. 2 Nephi 24:4 And it shall come to pa** 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! 2 Nephi 24:5 The Lord hath broken the staff of the wicked, the scepters of the rulers. 2 Nephi 24:6 He who smote the people in wrath with a continual stroke, he that ruled the nations in anger, is persecuted, and none hindereth. 2 Nephi 24:7 The whole earth is at rest, and is quiet; they break forth into singing. 2 Nephi 24:8 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. 2 Nephi 24:9 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. 2 Nephi 24:10 All they shall speak and say unto thee: Art thou also become weak as we? Art thou become like unto us? 2 Nephi 24:11 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. 2 Nephi 24:12 How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! Art thou cut down to the ground, which did weaken the nations! 2 Nephi 24:13 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; 2 Nephi 24:14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the Most High. 2 Nephi 24:15 Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit. 2 Nephi 24:16 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? 2 Nephi 24:17 And made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof, and opened not the house of his prisoners? 2 Nephi 24:18 All the kings of the nations, yea, all of them, lie in glory, every one of them in his own house. 2 Nephi 24:19 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 carca** trodden under feet. 2 Nephi 24:20 Thou shalt not be joined with them in burial, because thou hast destroyed thy land and slain thy people; the seed of evil-doers shall never be renowned. 2 Nephi 24:21 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. 2 Nephi 24:22 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. 2 Nephi 24:23 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. 2 Nephi 24:24 The Lord of Hosts hath sworn, saying: Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pa**; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand— 2 Nephi 24:25 That I will bring the Assyrian in my land, and upon my mountains tread him under foot; then shall his yoke depart from off them, and his burden depart from off their shoulders. 2 Nephi 24:26 This is the purpose that is purposed upon the whole earth; and this is the hand that is stretched out upon all nations. 2 Nephi 24:27 For the Lord of Hosts hath purposed, and who shall disannul? And his hand is stretched out, and who shall turn it back? 2 Nephi 24:28 In the year that king Ahaz died was this burden. 2 Nephi 24:29 Rejoice not thou, whole Palestina, because the rod of him that smote thee is broken; for out of the serpent's root shall come forth a co*katrice, and his fruit shall be a fiery flying serpent. 2 Nephi 24:30 And the first-born of the poor shall feed, and the needy shall lie down in safety; and I will k** thy root with famine, and he shall slay thy remnant. 2 Nephi 24:31 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. 2 Nephi 24:32 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.