The Book of Mormon

2 Nephi 20:2

1830 Edition

to turn aside the needy from judgment, and to take away the right from the poor of my people, that widows may be their prey, and that they may rob the fatherless!

Influences

Isaiah 10:2 (KJV)
To turn aside the needy from judgment, and to take away the right from the poor of my people, that widows may be their prey, and that they may rob the fatherless!

Changes

tTo turn asideway the needy from judgment, and to take away the right from the poor of my people, that widows may be their prey, and that they may rob the fatherless!

Simple English

They keep poor people from getting fair treatment. They take away the rights of poor people. They attack widows and rob children who have no parents.

Paraphrase

They deny the poor their day in court. They strip away the rights of the helpless. They prey on widows and rob orphans.