The Book of Mormon

2 Nephi 8:16

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And I have put my words in thy mouth, and hath covered thee in the shadow of mine hand, that I may plant the heavens and lay the foundations of the earth, and say unto Zion, Behold, thou art my people.

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Isaiah 51:16 (KJV)
And I have put my words in thy mouth, and I have covered thee in the shadow of mine hand, that I may plant the heavens, and lay the foundations of the earth, and say unto Zion, Thou art my people.

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And I have put my words in thy mouth, and hathve covered thee in the shadow of mine hand, that I may plant the heavens and lay the foundations of the earth, and say unto Zion,: Behold, thou art my people.

Simple English

I have put my words in your mouth. I have covered you with my hand’s shadow. I planted the sky and made the earth. I say to Zion: “You are my people.”

Paraphrase

I’ve put my words in your mouth. I’ve covered you with the shadow of my hand so I could stretch out new heavens and lay the earth’s foundations, and say to Zion: “Look, you are my people.”