The Book of Mormon

1 Nephi 8:7

1830 Edition

And it came to pass that as I followed him, and after I had followed him, I beheld myself that I was in a dark and dreary waste.

Changes

And it came to pass that as I followed him, and after I had followed him, I beheld myself that I was in a dark and dreary waste.

Simple English

As I followed him, I found myself in a dark and sad wasteland.

Paraphrase

“As I followed, I found myself in a wasteland—dark and empty.”