The Book of Mormon

3 Nephi 1:11

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~1 BC

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And it came to pass that he went out and bowed himself down upon the earth, and cried mightily to his God, in behalf of his people; yea, those which were about to be destroyed because of their faith in the tradition of their fathers.

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Revelation 18:2 (KJV)
And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.

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And it came to pass that he went out and bowed himself down upon the earth, and cried mightily to his God, in behalf of his people;, yea, those whicho were about to be destroyed because of their faith in the tradition of their fathers.

Simple English

He went out and bowed down upon the earth, and cried mightily to his God for his people, those who were about to be destroyed because of their faith in the tradition of their fathers.

Paraphrase

He went out, threw himself on the ground, and cried out desperately to God for his people—for those who were about to be killed because they believed in their ancestors' teachings.