The Book of Mormon

2 Nephi 26:6

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~559–545 BC

1830 Edition

and they shall be visited with thunderings, and lightnings, and earthquakes, and all manner of destructions, for the fire of the anger of the Lord shall be kindled against them, and they shall be as stubble, and the day that cometh shall consume them, saith the Lord of Hosts.

Influences

Revelation 8:5 (KJV)
And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar, and cast it into the earth: and there were voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an earthquake.

Changes

aAnd they shall be visited with thunderings, and lightnings, and earthquakes, and all manner of destructions, for the fire of the anger of the Lord shall be kindled against them, and they shall be as stubble, and the day that cometh shall consume them, saith the Lord of Hosts.

Simple English

They will be hit with thunder, lightning, and earthquakes. They will face all kinds of destruction. The fire of the Lord’s anger will burn against them. They will be like dry grass. The day that comes will burn them up, says the Lord of Hosts.

Paraphrase

They will face thunder, lightning, earthquakes, and every kind of destruction. The Lord’s anger will burn against them like fire, and they will be like straw—the day that comes will consume them, says the Lord of Hosts.