The immediate effect of the re-establishment of direct communication between God and Lehi is Lehi's realization that the divine quiet falls on his shoulders, and that in his murmuring he has allowed his confidence in the Lord to wane. Nephi's exhortations brought him around to a state in which he could humbly return to the Lord. Even that chastising, however, paled before the simple words of the Lord. We need not suppose that the Lord chastised Lehi. It is not stated, and there is no reason to believe that it was required. The simply communication brought painfully to Lehi's mind the price he had paid for his murmuring.