Ether Chapter 14

14:1 - "...And now there began to be a great curse upon all the land because of the iniquity of the people..."
The curse came as a result of the iniquity of the people.  We need to stay righteous and be blessed - because if we do not remain righteous, we will be cursed.  The Lord doesn't lie, so we can be sure that it will happen.  The result of any good action is that we will be blessed eventually, whether here on earth or in heaven.  We need to keep the commandments.


14:1 - "...And now there began to be a great curse upon all the land because of the iniquity of the people..."
The people were wicked, denying the faith.  Some consequences of this type of action include losing treasures and possessions.  When we have faith, we can receive those blessings, according to God's will.


14:25 - "...And thus we see that the Lord did visit them in the fulness of his wrath, and their wickedness and abominations had prepared a way for their everlasting destruction..."
The Lord will punish the wicked, even if right now it seems like the wicked are getting all the good stuff now.  The Lord is just, and will reward according to our actions.  We need to be righteous.