The Book of Mormon

2 Nephi 1:10

1830 Edition

But behold, when the time cometh that they shall dwindle in unbelief, after that they have received so great blessings from the hand of the Lord; having a knowledge of the creation of the earth, and all men knowing the great and marvellous works of the Lord from the creation of the world; having power given them to do all things by faith; having all the commandments from the beginning, and having been brought by his infinite goodness into this precious land of promise; behold, I say, if the day shall come that they will reject the Holy One of Israel, the true Messiah their Redeemer and their God, behold, the judgments of him that is just, shall rest upon them;

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But behold, when the time cometh that they shall dwindle in unbelief, after that they have received so great blessings from the hand of the Lord; having a knowledge of the creation of the earth, and all men, knowing the great and marvellous works of the Lord from the creation of the world; having power given them to do all things by faith; having all the commandments from the beginning, and having been brought by his infinite goodness into this precious land of promise; behold, I say, if the day shall come that they will reject the Holy One of Israel, the true Messiah, their Redeemer and their God, behold, the judgments of him that is just, shall rest upon them;.

Simple English

“But when the time comes that they stop believing, after they have received such great blessings from the Lord, then God’s punishment will come to them. They will know about the creation of the earth. All people will know about the great and amazing works of the Lord from the creation of the world. They will have power to do all things by faith. They will have all the commands from the beginning. They will have been brought by God’s endless goodness to this special promised land. But if the day comes when they reject the Holy One of Israel, the true Messiah, their Savior and their God, then the punishments of the one who is fair will come to them.”

Paraphrase

“But here’s what will happen if they lose faith after everything the Lord has done for them. After knowing how the earth was made and all the Lord’s amazing works from the beginning. After having the power to do anything through faith. After having all the commandments and being brought to this precious promised land by his goodness—if they reject the Holy One of Israel, their true Messiah, their Redeemer, their God—then his judgment will fall on them.”