2 Nephi 1:13
~588–570 BC
1830 Edition
O that ye would awake, awake from a deep sleep, yea, even from the sleep of hell, and shake off the awful chains by which ye are bound, which are the chains which bind the children of men, that they are carried away captive down to the eternal gulf of misery and wo!
Influences
Romans 13:11 (KJV)
And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.
Ephesians 3:11 (KJV)
According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord:
Changes
O that ye would awake,; awake from a deep sleep, yea, even from the sleep of hell, and shake off the awful chains by which ye are bound, which are the chains which bind the children of men, that they are carried away captive down to the eternal gulf of misery and wo!e.
Simple English
'Please wake up from a deep sleep. Wake up from the sleep of hell. Shake off the terrible chains that tie you. These are the chains that tie all people. They carry people away to the place of suffering and sadness forever!'
Paraphrase
'Wake up! Snap out of this deadly sleep—this sleep that leads to hell. Break free from the chains holding you down, the same chains that drag everyone toward eternal misery and despair!'