2 Nephi 5: 21

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THE SECOND BOOK OF NEPHI

CHAPTER 5

21 And he had caused the ^acursing to come upon them, yea, even a sore cursing, because of their iniquity. For behold, they had hardened their hearts against him, that they had become like unto a flint; wherefore, as they were white, and exceedingly fair and ^bdelightsome, that they might not be ^centicing unto my people the Lord God did cause a ^dskin of ^eblackness to come upon them.

Footnotes

21a	2 Ne. 1: 17. 17 My heart hath been weighed down with sorrow from time to time, for I have feared, lest for the hardness of your hearts the Lord your God should come out in the fulness of his ^awrath upon you, that ye be ^bcut off and destroyed forever; Alma 3: 6 (6-19). 6 And the skins of the Lamanites were dark, according to the mark which was set upon their fathers, which was a ^acurse upon them because of their transgression and their rebellion against their brethren, who consisted of Nephi, Jacob, and Joseph, and Sam, who were just and holy men.
b	Gen. 24: 16. 16 And the damsel was very ^afair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man ^bknown her: and she went down to the well, and filled her pitcher, and came up. 1 Ne. 13: 15. 15 And I beheld the Spirit of the Lord, that it was upon the Gentiles, and they did prosper and ^aobtain the ^bland for their inheritance; and I beheld that they were white, and exceedingly fair and ^cbeautiful, like unto my people before they were ^dslain. 4 Ne. 1: 10. 10 And now, behold, it came to pass that the people of Nephi did wax strong, and did multiply exceedingly fast, and became an exceedingly ^afair and delightsome people. Morm. 9: 6. 6 O then ye ^aunbelieving, ^bturn ye unto the Lord; cry mightily unto the Father in the name of Jesus, that perhaps ye may be found spotless, ^cpure, fair, and white, having been cleansed by the blood of the ^dLamb, at that great and last day.
c	TG Marriage, Temporal.
d	2 Ne. 30: 6. 6 And then shall they rejoice; for they shall ^aknow that it is a blessing unto them from the hand of God; and their ^bscales of darkness shall begin to fall from their eyes; and many generations shall not pass away among them, save they shall be a pure and a ^cdelightsome people. 3 Ne. 2: 15 (14-16). 15 And their ^acurse was taken from them, and their skin became ^bwhite like unto the Nephites;
e	Moses 7: 8. 8 For behold, the Lord shall ^acurse the land with much heat, and the ^bbarrenness thereof shall go forth forever; and there was a blackness came upon all the children of Canaan, that they were despised among all people.