Trust the Lord
The appeal in 2 Nephi 8:12–16 is to trust the Lord rather than man. The Lord is our creator, a being of great power. Why should we not fear man? (see vv. 12–13). The captive exiles of Israel will be freed by God’s power, for they are truly his people, and he has them “covered . . . in the shadow” (v. 16) of his hand (see also vv. 14–15).
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