Helaman 6:40
~29–24 BC
1830 Edition
And thus we see that they were in an awful state, and ripening for an everlasting destruction.
Influences
2 Thessalonians 1:9 (KJV)
Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;
Simple English
So we see they were in a terrible state. They were getting ready for endless destruction.
Paraphrase
We can see they were in a terrible state, ripening for eternal destruction.