The Book of Mormon

1 Nephi 19:12

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and all these things must surely come, saith the Prophet Zenos. And the rocks of the earth must rend; and because of the groanings of the earth, many of the Kings of the isles of the sea shall be wrought upon by the spirit of God, to exclaim, The God of nature suffers.

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aAnd all these things must surely come, saith the Pprophet Zenos. And the rocks of the earth must rend; and because of the groanings of the earth, many of the Kkings of the isles of the sea shall be wrought upon by the sSpirit of God, to exclaim,: The God of nature suffers.

Simple English

All these things will happen, said the prophet Zenos. The rocks will split apart. Because of the earth’s groaning, many kings of the islands will be moved by God’s Spirit to say: “The God of nature is suffering.”

Paraphrase

All this will happen, said the prophet Zenos. The earth’s rocks will split apart. When the earth groans, many island kings will be moved by God’s Spirit to cry out: “The God of nature is suffering!”