The Book of Mormon

2 Nephi 16:11

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Then said I, Lord, how long? And he said, Until the cities be wasted without inhabitant, and the houses without man, and the land be utterly desolate;

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Isaiah 6:11 (KJV)
Then said I, Lord, how long? And he answered, Until the cities be wasted without inhabitant, and the houses without man, and the land be utterly desolate,

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Then said I,: Lord, how long? And he said,: Until the cities be wasted without inhabitant, and the houses without man, and the land be utterly desolate;

Simple English

Then I said: “Lord, how long?” And he said: “Until the cities are destroyed and no one lives in them. Until the houses have no people. Until the land is totally empty.”

Paraphrase

I asked, “Lord, how long?” He answered, “Until the cities lie in ruins with no one left. Until the houses stand empty and the land is completely destroyed.”