The Book of Mormon

2 Nephi 13:16

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Moreover the Lord saith, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing as they go, and making a tinkling with their feet:

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Isaiah 3:16 (KJV)
Moreover the LORD saith, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing as they go, and making a tinkling with their feet:

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Moreover, the Lord saith,: Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched -forth necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing as they go, and making a tinkling with their feet:—

Simple English

The Lord also says: “The women of Zion are proud. They walk with their heads held high. They flirt with their eyes. They take tiny steps. They make noise with their feet.”

Paraphrase

The Lord also says: “The women of Zion have become arrogant. They walk around with their noses in the air, flirting with their eyes, strutting along with tiny steps, jangling their ankle bracelets.”