“‘In spite of all, the Lord is available if they will turn to him.’ However, the context of this parallel thought is that since the Lord’s people are still unrepentant, his anger is still directed against them. … The Lord’s hand, like his word, can be a sharp two-edged sword providing either protection and salvation or destruction and damnation. The Lord’s hand may sometimes be construed as a hand offering relief, though here Isaiah seems to be describing the back of the Lord’s hand slapping wrath against those who rejected His open palm” (Ogden and Skinner, Book of Mormon, 1:199–200).