1 Nephi 1:13

13  And he read, saying: Wo, wo, unto Jerusalem, for I have seen thine ^aabominations! Yea, and many things did my father read concerning ^bJerusalem—that it should be destroyed, and the inhabitants thereof; many should perish by the sword, and many should be ^ccarried away captive into Babylon.

            -(13 through 15):  If we really had an understanding of God's workings and purposes we would praise Him even amidst all the sorrow and suffering of life.

    “I have seen thine abominations”

            -God sees differently than we do.  His perspective is wider.  His perception is clearer.  His vision is not inhibited by mortal culture and a reality limited by time.  Much of this is due to the fact that he has no veil providing horizons that we cannot see beyond.  The other limitation contributing to mortal myopia is sin.  We become shortsighted, myopic and blind to realities.  We simply cannot see things as they really are because we do not have the mind of God.  We sometimes see the same sights as another but though we have eyes, we cannot see.

             -Lehi had lived in Jerusalem his entire life.  He appears to be approaching middle age at the time of his visions.  We don’t know if he was previously troubled by the transgressions taking place around him but it seems fairly safe to say that he did not see the situation as clearly (if at all) as he does in this vision.  The abominations of his neigbhors and countrymen were made known to him in a new light, a fresh perspective.