Symbolism Often Used in the Scriptures.

This is a list of common scripture symbols from the book Your Study of the Book of Mormon Made Easier by David J. Ridges. It has helped me with these Isaiah chapters but I think it will help a lot in the whole Book of Mormon. I decided to list it in it's own post so that we can refer back to it easily.

colors:
white - purity; righteousness; exaltation
black - evil; famine; darkness
red - sins; bloodshed
blue - heaven; godliness; remembering and keeping God's commandments
green - life, nature
amber - sun, light; divine glory
scarlet - royalty
silver - worth, but less than gold
gold - the best; exaltation

body parts:
eye - perception; light and knowledge
head - governing
ears - obedience; hearing
mouth - speaking
hair - modesty; covering
members - offices and callings
heart - inner man; courage
hands - action, acting
right hand - covenant hand, making covenants
bowels - center of emotion; whole being
loins - posterity; preparing for action (gird up your loins)
liver - center of feeling
reins - kidneys; center of desires; thoughts
arm - power
foot - mobility; foundation
toe - associated with cleansing rites
nose - anger
tongue - speaking
blood - life of the body
knee - humility; submission
shoulder - strength; effort
forehead - total dedication, loyalty

numbers:
1- unity; God
3 - God; Godhead; A word repeated 3 times means superlative, "the most" or "the best"
4 - mankind; earth (4 angels over 4 parts of the earth: Rev. 7:1)
7 - completeness; perfection. When man lets God help, it leads to perfection. (man+God=perfection) (4+3=7)
10 - numerical perfection; well-organized (example: ten commandments, tithing)
12 - divine government; God's organization
40 days - literal; sometimes means "a long time" as in Samuel 17:16
forever - endless; can sometimes be a specific period or age

other:
horse - victory; power to conquer
donkey - peace
palms - joy; triumph, victory
wings - power to move, act, etc.
crown - power; dominion; exaltation
robes - royalty; kings, queens; exaltation