2 Nephi 27:28
1830 Edition
But behold, saith the Lord of Hosts, I will shew unto the children of men, that it is not yet a very little while, and Lebanon shall be turned into a fruitful field; and the fruitful field shall be esteemed as a forest.
Influences
Isaiah 29:17 (KJV)
Is it not yet a very little while, and Lebanon shall be turned into a fruitful field, and the fruitful field shall be esteemed as a forest?
Changes
But behold, saith the Lord of Hosts,: I will sheow unto the children of men, that it is not yet a very little while, and Lebanon shall be turned into a fruitful field; and the fruitful field shall be esteemed as a forest.
Simple English
“But,” says the Lord of Hosts, “I will show people that it is not yet a very little while before Lebanon will be turned into a field full of crops. And the field full of crops will be thought of as a forest.”
Paraphrase
“But here’s what the Lord Almighty says: It won’t be long now. Lebanon will be transformed into fertile farmland, and what’s now fertile farmland will seem like a wild forest.”