1 Nephi 20:8
1830 Edition
Yea, and thou heardest not; yea, thou knewest not; yea, from that time, thine ear was not opened: for I knew that thou wouldest deal very treacherously, and wast called a transgressor from the womb.
Influences
Isaiah 48:8 (KJV)
Yea, thou heardest not; yea, thou knewest not; yea, from that time that thine ear was not opened: for I knew that thou wouldest deal very treacherously, and wast called a transgressor from the womb.
Changes
Yea, and thou heardest not; yea, thou knewest not; yea, from that time, thine ear was not opened:; for I knew that thou wouldest deal very treacherously, and wast called a transgressor from the womb.
Simple English
You didn’t hear and you didn’t know. From that time your ear was not open. I knew you would be very unfaithful. You were called a sinner from birth.
Paraphrase
You didn’t hear. You didn’t know. Your ears were sealed shut. I knew you’d be faithless—a rebel from birth.