The Book of Mormon

2 Nephi 23:13

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Therefore I will shake the heavens, and the earth shall remove out of her place, in the wrath of the Lord of hosts, and in the day of his fierce anger.

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Isaiah 13:13 (KJV)
Therefore I will shake the heavens, and the earth shall remove out of her place, in the wrath of the LORD of hosts, and in the day of his fierce anger.

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Therefore, I will shake the heavens, and the earth shall remove out of her place, in the wrath of the Lord of hHosts, and in the day of his fierce anger.

Simple English

I will shake the heavens. The earth will move from its place. This will happen when the Lord of Heaven’s Armies is angry.

Paraphrase

“That’s why I’ll shake the heavens, and the earth will be torn from its place—this is the fury of the Lord Almighty on his day of burning anger.”