Alma 58:9
1830 Edition
And now the cause of these our embarrassments, or the cause why they did not send more strength unto us, we knew not; therefore we were grieved, and also filled with fear, lest by any means the judgements of God should come upon our land, to our overthrow and utter destruction;
Changes
And now the cause of these our embarrassments, or the cause why they did not send more strength unto us, we knew not; therefore we were grieved, and also filled with fear, lest by any means the judgements of God should come upon our land, to our overthrow and utter destruction;.
Simple English
We did not know why they did not send us more help. So we were sad and scared. We were afraid that God might judge our land and destroy us.
Paraphrase
We didn’t know why they weren’t sending more support. It troubled us deeply, and we were afraid that God’s judgment might be falling on our land, leading to our complete destruction.