The Book of Mormon

2 Nephi 17:7

1830 Edition

thus saith the Lord God, it shall not stand, neither shall it come to pass.

Influences

Isaiah 7:7 (KJV)
Thus saith the Lord GOD, It shall not stand, neither shall it come to pass.

Changes

tThus saith the Lord God,: iIt shall not stand, neither shall it come to pass.

Simple English

But this is what the Lord God says: “It won’t happen. It won’t come true.”

Paraphrase

“But the Lord God says: It won’t happen. Their plan won’t succeed.”