The Book of Mormon

2 Nephi 23:10

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1830 Edition

For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light; the sun shall be darkened in her going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine.

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Isaiah 13:10 (KJV)
For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine.

Changes

For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light; the sun shall be darkened in heris going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine.

Simple English

The stars of heaven will not give their light. The sun will be dark when it rises. The moon will not shine.

Paraphrase

The stars and constellations will go dark. The sun will be black when it rises, and the moon won’t shine.