2 Nephi 23:20 20 It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation:  neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there; neither shall the shepherds make their fold there.

2 Nephi 23:21 21 But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures; and owls shall dwell there, and satyrs shall dance there.

2 Nephi 23:22 22 And the wild beasts of the islands shall cry in their desolate houses, and dragons in their pleasant palaces; and her time is near to come, and her day shall not be prolonged.  For I will destroy her speedily; yea, for I will be merciful unto my people, but the wicked shall perish.

2 Nephi 24 Chapter 24

2 Nephi 24:1 1 For the Lord will have mercy on Jacob, and will yet choose Israel, and set them in their own land; and the strangers shall be joined with them, and they shall cleave to the house of Jacob.

2 Nephi 24:2 2 And the people shall take them and bring them to their place; yea, from far unto the ends of the earth; and they shall return to their lands of promise.  And the house of Israel shall possess them, and the land of the Lord shall be for servants and handmaids; and they shall take them captives unto whom they were captives; and they shall rule over their oppressors.

2 Nephi 24:3 3 And it shall come to pass in that day that the Lord shall give thee rest, from thy sorrow, and from thy fear, and from the hard bondage wherein thou wast made to serve.

2 Nephi 24:4 4 And it shall come to pass in that day, that thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say:  How hath the oppressor ceased, the golden city ceased!

2 Nephi 24:5 5 The Lord hath broken the staff of the wicked, the scepters of the rulers.

2 Nephi 24:6 6 He who smote the people in wrath with a continual stroke, he that ruled the nations in anger, is persecuted, and none hindereth.

2 Nephi 24:7 7 The whole earth is at rest, and is quiet; they break forth into singing.

2 Nephi 24:8 8 Yea, the fir-trees rejoice at thee, and also the cedars of Lebanon, saying:  Since thou art laid down no feller is come up against us.

2 Nephi 24:9 9 Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming; it stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth; it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations.

2 Nephi 24:10 10 All they shall speak and say unto thee:  Art thou also become weak as we?  Art thou become like unto us?

2 Nephi 24:11 11 Thy pomp is brought down to the grave; the noise of thy viols is not heard; the worm is spread under thee, and the worms cover thee.

2 Nephi 24:12 12 How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning!  Art thou cut down to the ground, which did weaken the nations!

2 Nephi 24:13 13 For thou hast said in thy heart:  I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God; I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north;