The Book of Mormon

2 Nephi 17:8

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For the head of Syria is Damascus, and the head of Damascus, Rezin: and within threescore and five years shall Ephraim be broken, that it be not a people.

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Isaiah 7:8 (KJV)
For the head of Syria is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin; and within threescore and five years shall Ephraim be broken, that it be not a people.

Changes

For the head of Syria is Damascus, and the head of Damascus, Rezin:; and within threescore and five years shall Ephraim be broken, that it be not a people.

Simple English

“Damascus is the capital of Syria. Rezin is the ruler of Damascus. Within sixty-five years, Ephraim will be destroyed. It won’t be a nation anymore.”

Paraphrase

“The head of Syria is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin. Within sixty-five years, Ephraim will be shattered—no longer a people.”