The Book of Mormon

2 Nephi 24:9

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Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming: it stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth: it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations.

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Isaiah 14:9 (KJV)
Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming: it stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth; it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations.

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Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming:; it stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth:; it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations.

Simple English

Hell from below is ready to meet you when you come. It wakes up the dead for you. It wakes all the great leaders of the earth. It makes all the kings of the nations get up from their thrones.

Paraphrase

The realm of the dead stirs to meet you when you arrive. It wakes the spirits of the dead—all the great leaders of the earth. It raises up from their thrones all the kings of the nations.