The Book of Mormon

1 Nephi 18:12

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And it came to pass that after they had bound me, insomuch that I could not move, the compass, which had been prepared of the Lord, did cease to work;

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And it came to pass that after they had bound me, insomuch that I could not move, the compass, which had been prepared of the Lord, did cease to work;.

Simple English

After they tied me up so I couldn’t move, the compass that the Lord had prepared stopped working.

Paraphrase

As soon as they tied me up so I couldn’t move, the compass the Lord had given us stopped working.