The Book of Mormon

Helaman 10:9

1830 Edition

And if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou cast down and become smooth, and it shall be done.

Influences

Matthew 17:20 (KJV)
And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.

Changes

And if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou cast down and become smooth, and it shall be done.

Simple English

“If you tell this mountain to fall down and become flat, it will happen.”

Paraphrase

“If you say to a mountain, ‘Fall down and become level ground,’ it will happen.”