The Book of Mormon

1 Nephi 13:14

1830 Edition

And it came to pass that I beheld many multitudes of the Gentiles, upon the land of promise; and I beheld the wrath of God, that it was upon the seed of my brethren; and they were scattered before the Gentiles, and they were smitten.

Changes

And it came to pass that I beheld many multitudes of the Gentiles, upon the land of promise; and I beheld the wrath of God, that it was upon the seed of my brethren; and they were scattered before the Gentiles, and they were smitten.

Simple English

Then I saw many crowds of Gentiles in the promised land. I saw that God was angry with my brothers’ descendants. The Gentiles scattered them and hurt them.

Paraphrase

I watched huge crowds of Gentiles fill the promised land. God’s anger fell on my brothers” descendants—they were scattered and struck down by the Gentiles.