2 Nephi 23:9
1830 Edition
Behold, the day of the Lord cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it.
Influences
Isaiah 13:9 (KJV)
Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it.
Changes
Behold, the day of the Lord cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate:; and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it.
Simple English
Look, the day of the Lord comes. He will be angry and full of rage. He will make the land empty. He will destroy the sinners.
Paraphrase
Look—the Lord’s day is coming, fierce and furious. He’ll turn the land into a wasteland and wipe out every sinner in it.