2 Nephi 17:20
1830 Edition
In the same day shall the Lord shave with a razor that is hired, by them beyond the river, by the king of Assyria, the head, and the hair of the feet: and it shall also consume the beard.
Influences
Isaiah 7:20 (KJV)
In the same day shall the Lord shave with a razor that is hired, namely, by them beyond the river, by the king of Assyria, the head, and the hair of the feet: and it shall also consume the beard.
Changes
In the same day shall the Lord shave with a razor that is hired, by them beyond the river, by the king of Assyria, the head, and the hair of the feet:; and it shall also consume the beard.
Simple English
“On that day, the Lord will use the king of Assyria like a hired razor. He will shave your head and legs. He will even shave off your beard.”
Paraphrase
“On that day, the Lord will use a razor hired from beyond the river—the king of Assyria—to shave your head and the hair of your legs, and to strip off your beard.”