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2 Nephi 14:4
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4 When the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and shall have purged the blood of Jerusalem from the midst thereof by the spirit of judgment and by the spirit of burning.
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In its root sense, the Hebrew word for filth has reference to human excrement. The term is used symbolically to emphasize the terrible nature of the sins of Israel and the impurities found within the daughters of Zion.
Donald W. Parry, Jay A. Parry, and Tina M. Peterson, Understanding Isaiah [Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Co., 1998], 49
“Washing away the filth of the daughters of Zion” and “purging the blood of Jerusalem” recalls the ancient sacrifices in which the burnt offerings were rinsed to remove impurities, the cleansing atonement of Christ, and washings and anointings.
Victor L. Ludlow, Isaiah: Prophet, Seer, and Poet [Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Co., 1982], 110
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