2 Nephi 24:4
1830 Edition
And it shall come to pass in that day, that thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased, the golden city ceased!
Influences
Isaiah 14:4 (KJV)
That thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased! the golden city ceased!
Changes
And it shall come to pass in that day, that thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say,: How hath the oppressor ceased, the golden city ceased!
Simple English
On that day you will make fun of the king of Babylon and say: The cruel ruler has stopped! The golden city has ended!
Paraphrase
Then you’ll mock the king of Babylon: “Look how the tyrant has fallen! Look how the golden empire has crumbled!”