The Book of Mormon

2 Nephi 13:17

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therefore the Lord will smite with a scab the crown of the head of the daughters of Zion, and the Lord will discover their secret parts.

Influences

Isaiah 3:17 (KJV)
Therefore the LORD will smite with a scab the crown of the head of the daughters of Zion, and the LORD will discover their secret parts.

Changes

tTherefore the Lord will smite with a scab the crown of the head of the daughters of Zion, and the Lord will discover their secret parts.

Simple English

So the Lord will make sores on their heads. The Lord will take away their beauty.

Paraphrase

“So the Lord will cover their heads with sores and strip away their beauty.”