2 Nephi 5:25
1830 Edition
And the Lord God said unto me, they shall be a scourge unto thy seed, to stir them up in remembrance of me; and inasmuch as they will not remember me, and hearken unto my words, they shall scourge them even unto destruction.
Influences
2 Peter 1:13 (KJV)
Yea, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance;
Changes
And the Lord God said unto me,: tThey shall be a scourge unto thy seed, to stir them up in remembrance of me; and inasmuch as they will not remember me, and hearken unto my words, they shall scourge them even unto destruction.
Simple English
The Lord God said to me: “They will be a problem for your children. They will remind your children to think about me. If your children don’t remember me and listen to my words, the Lamanites will hurt them badly. They might even destroy them.”
Paraphrase
The Lord God told me: “They’ll be a constant threat to your descendants, to remind them of me. If your descendants forget me and don’t follow my words, the Lamanites will punish them—even to the point of destruction.”