The Book of Mormon

2 Nephi 20:4

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Without me they shall bow down under the prisoners, and they shall fall under the slain. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand stretched out still.

Influences

Isaiah 10:4 (KJV)
Without me they shall bow down under the prisoners, and they shall fall under the slain. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

Changes

Without me they shall bow down under the prisoners, and they shall fall under the slain. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

Simple English

Without me they will bow down as prisoners. They will fall among the dead. But even after all this, God is still angry. His hand is still raised to punish.

Paraphrase

Without me, you’ll be dragged away with the prisoners or fall with the dead. Even after all this, God’s anger hasn’t cooled. His hand is still raised to strike.