2 Nephi 18 – 20
When Isaiah said that the people “turneth not unto him that smiteth them, neither do they seek the Lord of Hosts” I had always thought that the Lord was “him that smiteth them.” Now I realize that the king of Assyria is “him that smiteth them” and Isaiah is saying that they are so proud that they neither surrender nor seek help from the Lord of Hosts. He prophesies that they will be forced to surrender and serve the Assyrians until eventually they “shall no more again stay upon him that smote them, but shall stay upon the Lord, the Holy One of Israel, in truth.”