2 Nephi 23:4 (Isaiah 13:4)

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4 The noise of the multitude in the mountains like as of a great people, a tumultuous noise of the kingdoms of nations gathered together, the Lord of Hosts mustereth the hosts of the battle.

Quotes for Discussion

Noise

The word noise in this verse may also be translated “voice,” such as in “the voice of many people in the mountains.” Elsewhere Isaiah likens the noise of a great multitude of people to the “noise of the seas” (17:12) and “the rushing of mighty waters” (17:12). The saints, or multitude, will gather together from the world’s nations and kingdoms with the intent of building Zion (Matt. 24:30-31; D&C 29:7-11; 45:66-71; 103:22-25).

Donald W. Parry, Jay A. Parry, and Tina M. Peterson, Understanding Isaiah [salt Lake City: Deseret Book Co., 1998], 131

In the mountains like as of a great people

This has reference to gathering of the Saints in the Rocky Mountains. On 6 August 1842, Joseph Smith prophesied that some of the Saints would “live to go and assist in making settlements and build cities and see the saints become a mighty people in the midst of the Rocky Mountains.” (Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, 255; emphasis added.)

Donald W. Parry, Jay A. Parry, and Tina M. Peterson, Understanding Isaiah [salt Lake City: Deseret Book Co., 1998], 131-132