The Book of Mormon

2 Nephi 15:28

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whose arrows shall be sharp, and all their bows bent, and their horses’ hoofs shall be counted like flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind, their roaring like a lion.—

Influences

Isaiah 5:28 (KJV)
Whose arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent, their horses’ hoofs shall be counted like flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind:

Changes

wWhose arrows shall be sharp, and all their bows bent, and their horses’ hoofs shall be counted like flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind, their roaring like a lion.—

Simple English

Their arrows will be sharp. All their bows will be ready. Their horses’ feet will be like hard stone. Their chariot wheels will spin like a windstorm. They will roar like a lion.

Paraphrase

Their arrows are razor-sharp. Their bows are strung tight. Their horses’ hooves strike like flint. Their chariot wheels spin like whirlwinds. They roar like lions.