The Book of Mormon

Jacob 6:10

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That ye must go away into that lake of fire and brimstone, whose flames are unquenchable, and whose smoke ascendeth up forever and ever? which lake of fire and brimstone, is endless torment.

Influences

Revelation 14:11 (KJV)
And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.
Revelation 21:8 (KJV)
But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
Revelation 14:11 (KJV)
And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.

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TAnd according to the power of justice, for justice cannot be denied, ye must go away into that lake of fire and brimstone, whose flames are unquenchable, and whose smoke ascendeth up forever and ever?, which lake of fire and brimstone, is endless torment.

Simple English

You must go to the lake of fire and burning rock. Its flames never go out. Its smoke goes up forever and ever. This lake of fire and burning rock is endless suffering.

Paraphrase

You’ll be thrown into that lake of fire and sulfur, where the flames never die out and the smoke rises forever and ever. That lake of fire and sulfur means endless suffering.