3 And I, Nephi, said unto them, Behold, they were made manifest unto the prophet, by the voice of the Spirit:
4 For by the Spirit are all things made known unto the prophets, which shall come upon the children of men according to the flesh.
5 Wherefore, the things of which I have read, are things pertaining to things both temporal and spiritual:
6 For it appears that the house of Israel, sooner or later, will be scattered upon all the face of the earth, and also among all nations,
7 And behold there are many who are already lost from the knowledge of those who are at Jerusalem.
8 Yea, the more part of all the tribes have been led away;
9 And they are scattered to and fro upon the isles of the sea;
10 And whither they are, none of us knoweth, save that we know that they have been led away.
11 And since they have been led away, these things have been prophesied concerning them, and also concerning all those who shall hereafter be scattered and be confounded, because of the Holy One of Israel; for against him will they harden their hearts;
12 Wherefore, they shall be scattered among all nations, and shall be hated of all men.
13 Nevertheless, after they have been nursed by the Gentiles, and the Lord has lifted up his hand upon the Gentiles and set them up for a standard, and their children have been carried in their arms and their daughters have been carried upon their shoulders, behold, these things of which are spoken, are temporal: for thus are the covenants of the Lord with our fathers;
