“O Thou Afflicted Tossed with Tempest, and Not Comforted”

[O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted!]: The address is to the one in the current condition of affliction. For the Bountiful audience, it is this very audience in their state of separation from Israel.

[lay thy foundations with sapphires]: There follow various metaphors of building with precious stones. In the context of the Bountiful Sermon, this is the New Jerusalem that was promised.

Vocabulary: A carbuncle is any deep red gem.

“O Thou Afflicted Tossed with Tempest, and Not Comforted”

[O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted!]: The address is to the one in the current condition of affliction. For the Bountiful audience, it is this very audience in their state of separation from Israel.

[lay thy foundations with sapphires]: There follow various metaphors of building with precious stones. In the context of the Bountiful Sermon, this is the New Jerusalem that was promised.

Vocabulary: A carbuncle is any deep red gem.