The Book of Mormon

2 Nephi 8:17

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Awake, awake, stand up, O Jerusalem, which hast drunk at the hand of the Lord the cup of his fury; thou hast drunken the dregs of the cup of trembling rung out;

Influences

Isaiah 51:17 (KJV)
Awake, awake, stand up, O Jerusalem, which hast drunk at the hand of the LORD the cup of his fury; thou hast drunken the dregs of the cup of trembling, and wrung them out.

Changes

Awake, awake, stand up, O Jerusalem, which hast drunk at the hand of the Lord the cup of his fury; —thou hast drunken the dregs of the cup of trembling wrung out;—

Simple English

Wake up! Wake up! Stand up, Jerusalem! You have drunk the Lord’s anger from his cup. You have drunk every drop from the cup of shaking.

Paraphrase

Wake up! Wake up! Stand up, Jerusalem! You’ve drunk from the Lord’s hand the cup of his fury. You’ve drained the cup of trembling down to the dregs.