The Book of Mormon

2 Nephi 12:19

1830 Edition

And they shall go into the holes of the rocks, and into the caves of the earth, for the fear of the Lord shall come upon them; and the glory of his majesty shall smite them, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.

Influences

Isaiah 2:19 (KJV)
And they shall go into the holes of the rocks, and into the caves of the earth, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.

Changes

And they shall go into the holes of the rocks, and into the caves of the earth, for the fear of the Lord shall come upon them; and the glory of his majesty shall smite them, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.

Simple English

They will go into the holes of the rocks. They will go into the caves of the earth. They will fear the Lord. The glory of his greatness will strike them when he comes to shake the earth.

Paraphrase

People will crawl into holes in the rocks and caves in the ground when the Lord’s terror comes upon them. His glorious majesty will strike them down when he rises to shake the earth.