The Book of Mormon

1 Nephi 5:13

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~600–592 BC

1830 Edition

and also the prophecies of the Holy prophets, from the beginning, even down to the commencement of the reign of Zedekiah; and also many prophecies which have been spoken by the mouth of Jeremiah.

Influences

2 Peter 3:2 (KJV)
That ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour:

Changes

aAnd also the prophecies of the Hholy prophets, from the beginning, even down to the commencement of the reign of Zedekiah; and also many prophecies which have been spoken by the mouth of Jeremiah.

Simple English

They also had the prophecies of the holy prophets from the beginning until King Zedekiah started ruling. They also had many prophecies that Jeremiah spoke.

Paraphrase

The plates included prophecies from the holy prophets, from the beginning up to Zedekiah’s reign, including many prophecies spoken by Jeremiah.