2 Nephi 1:14
~588–570 BC
1830 Edition
Awake! and arise from the dust, and hear the words of a trembling parent, whose limbs ye must soon lay down in the cold and silent grave, from whence no traveller can return: a few more days, and I go the way of all the earth.
Influences
The Wonders of Nature and Providence Displayed 1825 page 464
I then requested him to leave me, as my time was short, and I had some preparation to make before I went hence to "that bourne from whence no traveller returns."
Changes
Awake! and arise from the dust, and hear the words of a trembling parent, whose limbs ye must soon lay down in the cold and silent grave, from whence no traveller can return:; a few more days, and I go the way of all the earth.
Simple English
'Wake up! Get up from the dust. Listen to the words of a shaking father. Soon you will lay my body in the cold and quiet grave. No one can return from there. In a few more days, I will go the way of all people on earth.'
Paraphrase
'Wake up! Get up from the dust and listen to your father. I’m trembling as I speak—my body will soon lie in the cold grave where no one returns. I have only a few more days before I die.'