The Book of Mormon

3 Nephi 22:1

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And then shall that which is written come to pass. Sing, O barren, thou that didst not bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud, thou that didst not travail with child: for more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, saith the Lord.

Influences

Isaiah 54:1 (KJV)
Sing, O barren, thou that didst not bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud, thou that didst not travail with child: for more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, saith the LORD.

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And then shall that which is written come to pass.: Sing, O barren, thou that didst not bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud, thou that didst not travail with child:; for more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, saith the Lord.

Simple English

Then what is written will come true. Sing, you who had no children! Shout for joy, you who never gave birth! You will have more children than a married woman, says the Lord.

Paraphrase

Then what was written will come true: ‘Sing out, you who were childless and barren! Burst into joyful song, you who never felt labor pains! Because the woman who seemed abandoned will have more children than the woman with a husband,’ says the Lord.