2 Nephi 12:6
1830 Edition
Therefore, O Lord, thou hast forsaken thy people, the house of Jacob, because they be replenished from the east, and hearken unto soothsayers like the Philistines, and they please themselves in the children of strangers.
Influences
Isaiah 2:6 (KJV)
Therefore thou hast forsaken thy people the house of Jacob, because they be replenished from the east, and are soothsayers like the Philistines, and they please themselves in the children of strangers.
Simple English
O Lord, you have left your people, the house of Jacob. This is because they copy the ways of people from the east. They listen to fortune tellers like the Philistines. They make friends with people from other lands.
Paraphrase
Lord, you’ve turned away from your people, the house of Jacob. They’ve filled themselves with practices from the east. They listen to fortune-tellers like the Philistines do. They make alliances with foreigners.