2 Nephi 23:12
1830 Edition
I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.
Influences
Isaiah 13:12 (KJV)
I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.
Simple English
I will make people more rare than pure gold. They will be harder to find than the gold from Ophir.
Paraphrase
“I’ll make people scarcer than pure gold—rarer than the finest gold from Ophir.”