The Book of Mormon

2 Nephi 24:23

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I will also make it a possession for the bittern, and pools of water: and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith the Lord of hosts.

Influences

Isaiah 14:23 (KJV)
I will also make it a possession for the bittern, and pools of water: and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith the LORD of hosts.

Changes

I will also make it a possession for the bittern, and pools of water:; and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith the Lord of hHosts.

Simple English

The Lord of armies says: I will also make it a place for birds and pools of water. I will sweep it with the broom of destruction.

Paraphrase

“I’ll turn it into a wasteland for owls, nothing but swamps and marshes. I’ll sweep it away with the broom of destruction,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.