The Book of Mormon

3 Nephi 8:6

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1830 Edition

and there was also a great and terrible tempest; and there was terrible thunder, insomuch that it did shake the whole earth as if it was about to divide asunder;

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aAnd there was also a great and terrible tempest; and there was terrible thunder, insomuch that it did shake the whole earth as if it was about to divide asunder;.

Simple English

The storm was terrible. Thunder shook the whole earth. It felt like the earth was going to split apart.

Paraphrase

A violent tempest came with it. Thunder so terrible it shook the whole earth as if it might split apart.