The Book of Mormon

2 Nephi 13:6

1830 Edition

When a man shall take hold of his brother of the house of his father, and shall say, Thou hast clothing, be thou our ruler, and let not this ruin come under thy hand:

Influences

Isaiah 3:6 (KJV)
When a man shall take hold of his brother of the house of his father, saying, Thou hast clothing, be thou our ruler, and let this ruin be under thy hand:

Changes

When a man shall take hold of his brother of the house of his father, and shall say,: Thou hast clothing, be thou our ruler, and let not this ruin come under thy hand:

Simple English

A man will grab his brother from his father’s house. He will say: “You have clothes. Be our ruler. Don’t let this broken place fall under your care.”

Paraphrase

Things will get so bad that a man will grab his own brother and say, “At least you still have a coat on your back—you be our leader! Take charge of this mess!”