# 2 Nephi 7

*Simple English*

### The Lord Speaks to His People

The Lord says: Have I sent you away? Have I gotten rid of you forever? Where is the paper that says your mother was divorced? Who did I send you away to? Which of my lenders did I sell you to? Who did I sell you to? You sold yourselves because of the bad things you did. Your mother was sent away because you broke my rules. So when I came, there was no one. When I called, there was no one to answer. People of Israel, is my hand too weak to save you? Do I have no power to rescue you? When I warn you, I dry up the sea. I make their rivers turn into deserts. Their fish smell bad because the water is dried up. They die because they have no water. I cover the heavens with darkness. I make them black as cloth.

### The Servant’s Message

The Lord God has given me the words of teachers. He has taught me how to speak to you, people of Israel, when you are tired. He wakes me each morning. He wakes my ears to hear like a teacher. The Lord God has opened my ears. I did not fight against him. I did not turn away. I let them hit my back. I let them pull hair from my face. I did not hide my face from their shame and spit. The Lord God will help me. So I will not be ashamed. I have made my face like hard stone. I know I will not be put to shame. The Lord is near. He says I am right. Who wants to argue with me? Let us stand together. Who is against me? Let him come near me. I will defeat him with my words. The Lord God will help me. Everyone who says I am wrong will grow old like clothes. Moths will eat them up.

### A Warning About Making Your Own Light

Who among you respects the Lord? Who listens to his servant? Who walks in darkness and has no light? Look at all of you who light fires. You surround yourselves with sparks. Walk in the light of your fire and the sparks you have lit. This is what you will get from me: You will lie down in sadness.

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*Source: [The Book of Mormon](https://bookofmormon.com/simple/2-nephi/7)*
