2 Nephi 20:14
1830 Edition
and my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the people: and as one gathereth eggs that are left, have I gathered all the earth; and there was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or peeped.
Influences
Isaiah 10:14 (KJV)
And my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the people: and as one gathereth eggs that are left, have I gathered all the earth; and there was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or peeped.
Changes
Simple English
“My hand found the riches of the people like finding a bird’s nest. Like someone gathers eggs that are left behind, I gathered all the earth. No one moved a wing or opened their mouth or made a sound.”
Paraphrase
“My hand reached into the wealth of nations like reaching into a nest. I gathered up the whole earth the way you’d gather abandoned eggs—and no one dared flutter a wing or open their beak or make a sound.”