The Book of Mormon

2 Nephi 24:1

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For the Lord will have mercy on Jacob, and will yet choose Israel, and set them in their own land: and the strangers shall be joined with them, and they shall cleave to the house of Jacob.

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Isaiah 14:1 (KJV)
For the LORD will have mercy on Jacob, and will yet choose Israel, and set them in their own land: and the strangers shall be joined with them, and they shall cleave to the house of Jacob.

Changes

For the Lord will have mercy on Jacob, and will yet choose Israel, and set them in their own land:; and the strangers shall be joined with them, and they shall cleave to the house of Jacob.

Simple English

The Lord will have mercy on Jacob and will still choose Israel. He will set them in their own land. Strangers will join with them and will stay close to the house of Jacob.

Paraphrase

The Lord will show mercy to Jacob. He will choose Israel again and settle them back in their own land. Outsiders will join them and become part of Jacob’s family.