3 Nephi 9:1
~AD 33
1830 Edition
And it came to pass that there was a voice heard among all the inhabitants of the earth upon all the face of this land, crying,
Influences
Matthew 2:18 (KJV)
In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.
Changes
And it came to pass that there was a voice heard among all the inhabitants of the earth, upon all the face of this land, crying,:
Simple English
Then everyone in the land heard a voice crying out.
Paraphrase
Then a voice came—one that every person across the land could hear.