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Scripture Context
1 Nephi 5:141 - 1 Nephi 5:151
141 Wherefore, the Lord commanded my father that he should depart into the wilderness;
142 And the Jews also sought to take away his life; yea, and ye also have sought to take away his life;
143 Wherefore, ye are murderers in your hearts, and ye are like unto them.
144 Ye are swift to do iniquity, but slow to remember the Lord your God.
145 Ye have seen an angel, and he spake unto you; yea, ye have heard his voice from time to time;
146 And he hath spoken unto you in a still, small voice, but ye were past feeling, that ye could not feel his words;
147 Wherefore, he has spoken unto you like unto the voice of thunder, which did cause the earth to shake as if it were to divide asunder.
148 And ye also know that by the power of his almighty word he can cause the earth that it shall pass away;
149 Yea, and ye know that by his word he can cause the rough places to be made smooth, and smooth places shall be broken up.
150 O, then, why is it that ye can be so hard in your hearts?
151 Behold, my soul is rent with anguish because of you, and my heart is pained: I fear lest ye shall be cast off for ever.