The Book of Mormon

2 Nephi 26:5

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~559–545 BC

1830 Edition

and they that kill the prophets, and the saints, the depths of the earth shall swallow them up, saith the Lord of Hosts; and mountains shall cover them, and whirlwinds shall carry them away, and buildings shall fall upon them, and crush them to pieces, and grind them to powder;

Influences

Matthew 21:44 (KJV)
And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.

Changes

aAnd they that kill the prophets, and the saints, the depths of the earth shall swallow them up, saith the Lord of Hosts; and mountains shall cover them, and whirlwinds shall carry them away, and buildings shall fall upon them, and crush them to pieces, and grind them to powder;.

Simple English

Those who kill the prophets and holy people will be swallowed up by the deep earth, says the Lord of Hosts. Mountains will cover them. Whirlwinds will carry them away. Buildings will fall on them and crush them to pieces and grind them to powder.

Paraphrase

Those who kill the prophets and the saints will be swallowed by the depths of the earth, says the Lord of Hosts. Mountains will cover them, whirlwinds will carry them away, and buildings will collapse on them—crushing them to pieces, grinding them to powder.