The Book of Mormon

2 Nephi 13:26

1830 Edition

And her gates shall lament and mourn; and she shall be desolate, and shall sit upon the ground.

Influences

Isaiah 3:26 (KJV)
And her gates shall lament and mourn; and she being desolate shall sit upon the ground.

Simple English

The city gates will cry and be sad. The city will be empty and sit on the ground.

Paraphrase

The city gates will echo with weeping and mourning. Jerusalem will sit on the ground, empty and broken.