2 Nephi 13:1

For behold, the Lord, the Lord of Hosts, doth take away

from Jerusalem, and from Judah,

the stay and the staff,

the whole staff of bread, and the whole stay of water —

2 Nephi 13:2

The mighty man, and the man of war,

the judge, and the prophet, and the prudent, and the ancient;

2 Nephi 13:3

The captain of fifty, and the honorable man, and the counselor,

and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator.

2 Nephi 13:4

And I will give children unto them to be their princes,

and babes shall rule over them.

2 Nephi 13:5

And the people shall be oppressed,

every one by another, and every one by his neighbor;

the child shall behave himself proudly against the ancient,

and the base against the honorable.

2 Nephi 13:6

When a man shall take hold of his brother of the house of his father,

and shall say:

Thou hast clothing, be thou our ruler,

and let not this ruin come under thy hand —

2 Nephi 13:7

In that day shall he swear, saying:

I will not be a healer;

for in my house there is neither bread nor clothing;

make me not a ruler of the people.

2 Nephi 13:8

For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen,

because their tongues and their doings have been against the Lord,

to provoke the eyes of his glory.

2 Nephi 13:9

The show of their countenance doth witness against them,

and doth declare their sin to be even as Sodom,

and they cannot hide it.

Wo unto their souls, for they have rewarded evil unto themselves!

2 Nephi 13:10

Say unto the righteous that it is well with them;

for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.

2 Nephi 13:11

Wo unto the wicked, for they shall perish;

for the reward of their hands shall be upon them!

2 Nephi 13:12

And my people, children are their oppressors,

and women rule over them.

O my people, they who lead thee cause thee to err

and destroy the way of thy paths.

2 Nephi 13:13

The Lord standeth up to plead, and standeth to judge the people.

2 Nephi 13:14

The Lord will enter into judgment

with the ancients of his people and the princes thereof;

for ye have eaten up the vineyard and the spoil of the poor in your houses.

2 Nephi 13:15

What mean ye?

Ye beat my people to pieces,

and grind the faces of the poor,

saith the Lord God of Hosts.