Alma 36:11-12 To better understand the words racked,
harrowed, and torment, read the following statement by President Boyd K. Packer
(1924–2015) of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles:
President Boyd K. Packer
“Racked means ‘tortured.’ Anciently a rack was a framework
on which the victim was laid with each ankle and wrist tied to a spindle which
could then be turned to cause unbearable pain.
“A harrow is a frame with spikes through it. When pulled
across the ground, it rips and tears into the soil. The scriptures frequently
speak of souls and minds being ‘harrowed up’ with guilt.
“Torment means ‘to twist,’ a means of torture so painful
that even the innocent would confess” (Boyd K. Packer, “The Touch of the Master’s
Hand,” Ensign, May 2001, 23).
