The Book of Mormon

2 Nephi 19:18

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1830 Edition

For wickedness burneth as the fire; it shall devour the briers and thorns, and shall kindle in the thickets of the forests, and they shall mount up like the lifting up of smoke.—

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Isaiah 9:18 (KJV)
For wickedness burneth as the fire: it shall devour the briers and thorns, and shall kindle in the thickets of the forest, and they shall mount up like the lifting up of smoke.

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For wickedness burneth as the fire; it shall devour the briers and thorns, and shall kindle in the thickets of the forests, and they shall mount up like the lifting up of smoke.—

Simple English

Bad actions burn like fire. They burn up thorns and bushes. They start fires in the thick forests. The smoke rises up into the sky.

Paraphrase

Wickedness burns like wildfire, consuming thorns and briers. It ignites the forest thickets, and smoke billows up in thick clouds.