Ether 2:9
~2200 BC
1830 Edition
And now we can behold the decrees of God concerning this land, that it is a land of promise, and whatsoever nation shall possess it, shall serve God, or they shall be swept off when the fulness of his wrath shall come upon them. And the fulness of his wrath cometh upon them when they are ripened in iniquity:
Influences
Galatians 4:4 (KJV)
But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,
1 Thessalonians 5:3 (KJV)
For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.
Changes
And now, we can behold the decrees of God concerning this land, that it is a land of promise,; and whatsoever nation shall possess it, shall serve God, or they shall be swept off when the fulness of his wrath shall come upon them. And the fulness of his wrath cometh upon them when they are ripened in iniquity:.
Simple English
Now we can see God’s rules about this land. It is a promised land. Any nation that lives here must serve God. If they don’t, they will be destroyed when God’s full anger comes. God’s full anger comes when they are really bad.
Paraphrase
Now we can see God’s decree about this land: it’s a promised land. Whatever nation lives here must serve God, or they’ll be swept away when his anger overflows. And his anger overflows when they’re fully ripe in wickedness.