The Book of Mormon

Ether 3:24

1830 Edition

For behold, the language which ye shall write, I have confounded; wherefore I will cause in mine own due time that these stones shall magnify to the eyes of men, these things which ye shall write.

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For behold, the language which ye shall write, I have confounded; wherefore I will cause in miney own due time that these stones shall magnify to the eyes of men, these things which ye shall write.

Simple English

“I have mixed up the language you will write in. When it’s the right time, I will make these stones make things bigger to people’s eyes. Then they can read what you write.”

Paraphrase

“I’ve made the language you’ll write in impossible to understand. But in my own time, I’ll make these stones work like magnifying glasses, so people can read what you’ve written.”