2 Nephi 17:8
~559–545 BC
1830 Edition
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.
Influences
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.'