“The Lord Shall Hiss”

Brant Gardner

The KJV consistently translates "hiss" where we would prefer "whistle" or "call." The Lord will call from Egypt and Assyria "flies and bees." The image for the flies and the bees is that of swarms. It is not a single fly or bee, but rather the swarming numbers that will come. Judah will have to contend with masses of Egyptians and Assyrians.

Multidimensional Commentary on the Book of Mormon

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