Jacob 5: 3

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THE BOOK OF JACOB
THE BROTHER OF NEPHI

CHAPTER 5

3 For behold, thus saith the Lord, I will liken thee, O house of ^aIsrael, like unto a tame ^bolive-tree, which a man took and nourished in his ^cvineyard; and it grew, and waxed old, and began to ^ddecay.

Footnotes

3a	TG Israel, Twelve Tribes of.
b	Ezek. 36: 8 (8-15). 8 ¶ But ye, O mountains of Israel, ye shall shoot forth your ^abranches, and yield your fruit to my people of Israel; for they are ^bat hand to come. Rom. 11: 21 (1-36). 21 For if God spared not the ^anatural branches, take heed lest he also ^bspare not thee. 1 Ne. 10: 12. 12 Yea, even my father spake much concerning the Gentiles, and also concerning the house of Israel, that they should be compared like unto an ^aolive-tree, whose ^bbranches should be broken off and should be ^cscattered upon all the face of the earth. Jacob 6: 1 (1-7). 1 And now, behold, my brethren, as I said unto you that I would prophesy, behold, this is my prophecy—that the things which this prophet ^aZenos spake, concerning the house of Israel, in the which he likened them unto a tame ^bolive-tree, must surely come to pass. TG Israel, Mission of. TG Vineyard of the Lord.
c	Matt. 21: 33 (33-41). 33 ¶ ^aHear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to ^bhusbandmen, and went into a far country: D&C 101: 44. 44 A certain ^anobleman had a spot of land, very choice; and he said unto his servants: Go ye unto my ^bvineyard, even upon this very choice piece of land, and plant twelve olive-trees;
d	TG Apostasy of Israel.