2
Ne 6:6 they shall bring thy sons in their arms, and
thy daughters shall be carried upon their shoulders
Jacob
begins quoting Isaiah from the end of Isaiah 49. This chapter was recorded in
its entirety in 1 Nephi 21. Jacob begins by quoting verses 22-23 and then
commenting on them. Nephi also gave an explanation of their meaning in 1 Nephi
22:6-9. Nephi explains that this prophecy has both a temporal and a figurative,
or spiritual, meaning. The temporal meaning is that the Gentiles will gather
the house of Israel to the lands of their inheritance (1 Ne 22:6). The
spiritual meaning is that the gospel will be restored through the Gentiles and
be taken to all the house of Israel:
The Lord God will raise up a mighty nation
among the Gentilesˇ¦And after our seed is scattered
the Lord God will proceed to do a marvelous work among the Gentiles, which
shall be of great worth unto our seed; wherefore, it is likened unto their
being nourished by the Gentiles and being carried in their arms and upon their
shouldersˇ¦unto the making known of the covenants of the Father of heaven unto
Abraham, saying: In thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed.