The Book of Mormon

Enos 1:10

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~420 BC

1830 Edition

And while I was thus struggling in the spirit, behold, the voice of the Lord came into my mind again, saying, I will visit thy brethren, according to their diligence in keeping my commandments. I have given unto them this land; and it is a holy land; and I curse it not, save it be for the cause of iniquity; wherefore, I will visit thy brethren, according as I have said; and their transgressions will I bring down with sorrow upon their own heads.

Influences

Acts 7:31 (KJV)
When Moses saw it, he wondered at the sight: and as he drew near to behold it, the voice of the Lord came unto him,

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And while I was thus struggling in the spirit, behold, the voice of the Lord came into my mind again, saying,: I will visit thy brethren, according to their diligence in keeping my commandments. I have given unto them this land;, and it is a holy land; and I curse it not, save it be for the cause of iniquity; wherefore, I will visit thy brethren, according as I have said; and their transgressions will I bring down with sorrow upon their own heads.

Simple English

While I was struggling in the Spirit, the Lord spoke to my mind again. He said, 'I will bless your brothers based on how well they keep my commandments. I have given them this land, and it is a holy land. I will not curse it unless they do evil. I will bless your brothers as I have said. But their sins will bring sadness on themselves.'

Paraphrase

While I was wrestling in the Spirit, the Lord’s voice came into my mind again: 'I’ll bless your people according to how well they keep my commandments. I’ve given them this land—it’s a holy land. I won’t curse it except because of wickedness. I’ll deal with your people as I’ve said. When they sin, I’ll bring sorrow down on their own heads.'