The Book of Mormon

2 Nephi 27:1

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~559–545 BC

1830 Edition

But, behold, in the last days, or in the days of the Gentiles; yea, behold all the nations of the Gentiles, and also the Jews, both they which shall come upon this land, and they which shall be upon other lands; yea, even upon all the lands of the earth; behold, they will be drunken with iniquity, and all manner of abominations;

Influences

Acts 14:5 (KJV)
And when there was an assault made both of the Gentiles, and also of the Jews with their rulers, to use them despitefully, and to stone them,

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But, behold, in the last days, or in the days of the Gentiles; —yea, behold all the nations of the Gentiles, and also the Jews, both thosey whicho shall come upon this land, and thosey whicho shall be upon other lands;, yea, even upon all the lands of the earth;, behold, they will be drunken with iniquity, and all manner of abominations;—

Simple English

But in the last days, or in the days of the Gentiles, all the Gentile nations and the Jews will be full of sin. This includes those who come to this land and those on other lands. All the lands on earth will be full of terrible sins.

Paraphrase

But here’s what I see coming in the last days, when the nations of the world hold power: Every nation—those who come to this land and those on other lands across the earth—will be drunk with wickedness and every kind of corruption.