Ether 15:19
~600 BC
1830 Edition
But behold, the spirit of the Lord had ceased striving with them, and satan had full power over the hearts of the people, for they were given up unto the hardness of their hearts, and the blindness of their minds, that they might be destroyed; wherefore they went again to battle.
Influences
Mark 3:5 (KJV)
And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it out: and his hand was restored whole as the other.
Ephesians 4:18 (KJV)
Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart:
Changes
But behold, the sSpirit of the Lord had ceased striving with them, and sSatan had full power over the hearts of the people,; for they were given up unto the hardness of their hearts, and the blindness of their minds, that they might be destroyed; wherefore they went again to battle.
Simple English
But the Spirit of the Lord had stopped working with them. Satan had complete control of their hearts. They were stuck with hard hearts and closed minds so they would be destroyed. So they went to fight again.
Paraphrase
But the Spirit had stopped trying to reach them. Satan had complete control over their hearts. They’d been given over to their own hardness and blindness, sealed for destruction. So they went back to battle.