Isaiah’s prophecy continues in 2 Nephi 20:20–34When “the remnant of Israel, and such as are escaped of the house of Jacob” (v. 20) have learned to trust the Lord rather than man, they “shall return” and “overflow with righteousness” (v. 22). The Lord urged his people to “be not afraid of the Assyrian” (v. 24) for their captivity would not last forever; “for yet a very little while, and the indignation shall cease” (v. 25). At that time the Lord would remove the Assyrian burden from the shoulders of Israel (see v. 27), and “the high ones of stature shall be hewn down; and the haughty shall be humbled” (v. 33).We live in the days of the fulfillment of this prophecy. Faithful Latter-day Saints are part of that remnant of Jacob who are trusting in the Lord and starting to overflow with righteousness. We should have cause to ponder when we realize that we are part of the fulfillment of a prophecy uttered seven hundred years before Christ—over twenty-six hundred years ago!
