The Book of Mormon

2 Nephi 15:6

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and I will lay it waste: it shall not be pruned, nor digged; but there shall come up briers and thorns: I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it.

Influences

Isaiah 5:6 (KJV)
And I will lay it waste: it shall not be pruned, nor digged; but there shall come up briers and thorns: I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it.

Changes

aAnd I will lay it waste:; it shall not be pruned, nor digged; but there shall come up briers and thorns:; I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it.

Simple English

I will destroy it. It will not be cared for or dug up. Thorns and weeds will grow there. I will also command the clouds to not rain on it.

Paraphrase

I’ll turn it into wasteland. No one will prune it or work the soil. Thorns and thistles will take over. I’ll even command the clouds to stop raining on it.