2 Nephi 7:4
1830 Edition
The Lord God hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season unto thee, O House of Israel. When ye are weary, he waketh morning by morning. He waketh mine ear to hear as the learned.
Influences
Isaiah 50:4 (KJV)
The Lord GOD hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned.
Changes
The Lord God hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season unto thee, O Hhouse of Israel. When ye are weary, he waketh morning by morning. He waketh mine ear to hear as the learned.
Simple English
The Lord God has given me the words of teachers. He has taught me how to speak to you, people of Israel, when you are tired. He wakes me each morning. He wakes my ears to hear like a teacher.
Paraphrase
The Lord God has given me the words of someone trained, so I know how to speak to you when you’re exhausted, House of Israel. Every morning he wakes me. He opens my ears to hear like someone who’s been taught.