“Jacob apparently had the Decalogue of Deuteronomy 5 or Exodus 20 in mind when he wrote [2 Nephi 9:27–38]. The prohibitions against worshiping images, committing murder or adultery, and bearing false witness (see Exodus 20:4–6, 13–14, 16) are clearly present in Jacob’s sixth through ninth woes. Jacob’s summary in these ten ‘woes’ is much more than a thoughtless copy of the biblical ideals. Whereas the Decalogue gave the law, Jacob goes one step further by stressing the consequences of breaking the law. Furthermore, Jacob’s principles have been tailored as revelation to his people and to their needs” (Welch, “Jacob’s Ten Commandments,” 69–70).