The Book of Mormon

Helaman 13:20

1830 Edition

And the day shall come that they shall hide up their treasures, because they have set their hearts upon riches; and because they have set their hearts upon their riches, I will hide up their treasures when they shall flee before their enemies, because they will not hide them up unto me; cursed be they, and also their treasures; and in that day shall they be smitten, saith the Lord.

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And the day shall come that they shall hide up their treasures, because they have set their hearts upon riches; and because they have set their hearts upon their riches, Iand will hide up their treasures when they shall flee before their enemies,; because they will not hide them up unto me;, cursed be they, and also their treasures; and in that day shall they be smitten, saith the Lord.

Simple English

“The day will come when they will bury their treasures. They do this because they love riches. Because they love their riches, I will hide their treasures. This will happen when they run from their enemies. They won’t bury them for me. They are cursed. Their treasures are cursed. On that day they will be destroyed, says the Lord.”

Paraphrase

“The day is coming when they’ll bury their treasures because their hearts are set on wealth. And because their hearts are set on wealth, I’ll make their treasures vanish when they run from their enemies. They won’t dedicate them to me, so they and their treasures will be cursed. On that day they’ll be struck down, says the Lord.”