The Book of Mormon

2 Nephi 8:10

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Art thou not it which hath dried the sea, the waters of the great deep; that hath made the depths of the sea a way for the ransomed to pass over?

Influences

Isaiah 51:10 (KJV)
Art thou not it which hath dried the sea, the waters of the great deep; that hath made the depths of the sea a way for the ransomed to pass over?

Changes

Art thou not ithe whicho hath dried the sea, the waters of the great deep; that hath made the depths of the sea a way for the ransomed to pass over?

Simple English

Weren’t you the one who dried up the sea? You made a path through the deep waters. You made a way for your saved people to cross over.

Paraphrase

Weren’t you the one who dried up the sea, the waters of the great deep? Didn’t you make a road through the ocean floor so the rescued could cross over?