Helaman 13:8
~6 BC
1830 Edition
therefore thus saith the Lord, Because of the hardness of the hearts of the people of the Nephites, except they repent I will take away my word from them, and I will withdraw my spirit from them, and I will suffer them no longer, and I will turn the hearts of their brethren against them;
Influences
Luke 1:17 (KJV)
And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.
Changes
Simple English
'So the Lord says this: The Nephite people’s hearts are hard. Unless they change, I will take away my word from them. I will take away my Spirit from them. I will not put up with them anymore. I will turn their brothers’ hearts against them.'
Paraphrase
'So the Lord says: Because the Nephites have hardened their hearts, unless they turn back to me, I’ll take my word away from them. I’ll withdraw my Spirit. I won’t put up with them any longer, and I’ll turn their enemies against them.'