The Book of Mormon

2 Nephi 24:19

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But thou art cast out of thy grave like an abominable branch, and the remnant of those that are slain, thrust through with a sword, that go down to the stones of the pit; as a carcass trodden under feet.

Influences

Isaiah 14:19 (KJV)
But thou art cast out of thy grave like an abominable branch, and as the raiment of those that are slain, thrust through with a sword, that go down to the stones of the pit; as a carcase trodden under feet.

Simple English

But you are thrown out of your grave like a branch that is hated. You are like the bodies of those who were killed with a sword. They go down to the stones of the pit like a dead body walked on.

Paraphrase

But you’re thrown out of your grave like a rejected branch—covered with the bodies of the slain, pierced through with swords, thrown down to the stones of the pit like a corpse trampled underfoot.