The Book of Mormon

2 Nephi 26:17

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For thus saith the Lord God: They shall write the things which shall be done among them, and they shall be written and sealed up in a book, and they that have dwindled in unbelief, shall not have them, for they seek to destroy the things of God:

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For thus saith the Lord God: They shall write the things which shall be done among them, and they shall be written and sealed up in a book, and thosey twhato have dwindled in unbelief, shall not have them, for they seek to destroy the things of God:.

Simple English

The Lord God says: They will write the things that happen among them. The things will be written and sealed up in a book. Those who stopped believing will not have them. They try to destroy the things of God.

Paraphrase

This is what the Lord God says: They will write down what happens among them, and it will be written and sealed in a book. Those who have fallen into unbelief won’t have it—because they’re trying to destroy the things of God.