The Book of Mormon

2 Nephi 13:1

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For behold, the Lord, the Lord of hosts, doth take away from Jerusalem and from Judah the stay and the staff, the whole staff of bread, and the whole stay of water,

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Isaiah 3:1 (KJV)
For, behold, the Lord, the LORD of hosts, doth take away from Jerusalem and from Judah the stay and the staff, the whole stay of bread, and the whole stay of water.

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For behold, the Lord, the Lord of hHosts, doth take away from Jerusalem, and from Judah, the stay and the staff, the whole staff of bread, and the whole stay of water,—

Simple English

The Lord of Heaven’s Armies will take away from Jerusalem and Judah their food and water.

Paraphrase

The Lord Almighty is about to strip Jerusalem and Judah of everything they depend on—every bit of food and every drop of water.