The Book of Mormon

2 Nephi 17:16

1830 Edition

For before the child shall know to refuse the evil and choose the good, the land that thou abhorrest shall be forsaken of both her kings.

Influences

Isaiah 7:16 (KJV)
For before the child shall know to refuse the evil, and choose the good, the land that thou abhorrest shall be forsaken of both her kings.

Simple English

“Before the child knows right from wrong, the land you fear will lose both its kings.”

Paraphrase

“Before the child is old enough to know right from wrong, the land ruled by those two kings you dread will be abandoned.”