The Book of Mormon

2 Nephi 15:24

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Therefore as the fire devoureth the stubble, and the flame consumeth the chaff, their root shall be rottenness, and their blossoms shall go up as dust: because they have cast away the law of the Lord of hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.

Influences

Isaiah 5:24 (KJV)
Therefore as the fire devoureth the stubble, and the flame consumeth the chaff, so their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust: because they have cast away the law of the LORD of hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.

Changes

Therefore, as the fire devoureth the stubble, and the flame consumeth the chaff, their root shall be rottenness, and their blossoms shall go up as dust:; because they have cast away the law of the Lord of hHosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.

Simple English

Fire burns up dry grass. Flames burn up straw. Their roots will rot. Their flowers will blow away like dust. This happens because they threw away the law of the Lord of Hosts. They hated the word of the Holy One of Israel.

Paraphrase

So just as fire devours stubble and flames burn up dry grass, their roots will rot and their blossoms will blow away like dust. Why? Because they’ve rejected the law of the Lord of hosts and treated the word of the Holy One of Israel with contempt.