Original Chapter 6. Comprising chapter 19 verse 22 to chapter 21 inclusive.
Excerpts from the Book of Isaiah. Comprising chapters 20 and 21. Compare Isaiah 48,49.
Hearken and hear this, O house of Jacob, who are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the waters of Judah, or out of the waters of baptism, who swear by the name of the Lord, and make mention of the God of Israel, yet they swear not in truth nor in righteousness.
For easy comparison of 1 Nephi 20:1 with the Hebrew Bible verse and the King James Bible verse, please go here.
In Royal Skousen’s “The Book of Mormon: The Earliest Text”, 1 Nephi 20:1 reads a little differently:
Note: Skousen’s earliest edition omits the phrase “or out of the waters of baptism.”