Isaiah widely quoted in the Book of Mormon
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Chapters 48-54 include some of Isaiah's greatest works. Six of the seven chapters, slightly changed in some instances, are found in the Book of Mormon; the other chapter, 52, is scattered throughout the Book of Mormon.
In essence, the 48th chapter forms an introduction to the use of Isaiah's words in the Nephite record, and touches on some of the key issues that are dealt with in Isaiah's other chapters."Every verse in the Book of Mormon reads differently from the way it reads in the King James text, and many of the differences are significant," states the Church Educational System's Old Testament Student Manual. "It can be assumed that the Book of Mormon text is more correct than the King James Version because Nephi lived just a little more than 100 years after Isaiah's time and most likely possessed a purer text than the one the King James translators worked from. . . .
"Monte S. Nyman observed that `chapter 49 is one of the most important chapters in the whole book of Isaiah, because it also clearly foretells the mission of the Latter-day Saints and the destiny of the land of America in connection with the house of Israel. Nephi interpreted the chapter as foretelling that the land of America would receive some of scattered Israel, while his brother Jacob applied it both to the Jews in Jerusalem and to the Gentiles. Chapter 49 is of such importance that it ought to be studied diligently by every member of the Church.' "
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Articles on this page may be used in conjunction with the Gospel Doctrine course of study.
Information compiled by Gerry Avant
Sources: Church Educational System's Old Testament Student Manual; and October 1980 general conference report.
