The Book of Mormon

2 Nephi 21:9

1830 Edition

They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea.

Influences

Isaiah 11:9 (KJV)
They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.

Changes

They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain:, for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea.

Simple English

They will not hurt or kill anyone on my holy mountain. The earth will be full of knowing the Lord. It will be like water covering the sea.

Paraphrase

Nothing will harm or destroy anywhere on my holy mountain, because the earth will be as full of the knowledge of the Lord as water fills the sea.