The Book of Mormon

Mormon 2:26

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And it came to pass that when they had fled, we did pursue them with our armies, and did meet them again, and did beat them; nevertheless the strength of the Lord was not with us: yea, we were left to ourselves, that the spirit of the Lord did not abide in us; therefore we had become weak, like unto our brethren.

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And it came to pass that when they had fled, we did pursue them with our armies, and did meet them again, and did beat them; nevertheless the strength of the Lord was not with us:; yea, we were left to ourselves, that the sSpirit of the Lord did not abide in us; therefore we had become weak, like unto our brethren.

Simple English

When they ran, we chased them with our armies. We met them again and beat them. But the Lord’s strength was not with us. We were left on our own. The Spirit did not stay with us. So we had become weak, just like our enemies.

Paraphrase

When they ran, we chased them with our armies, caught up to them, and beat them again. But the Lord’s strength wasn’t with us—we were on our own. The Spirit didn’t stay with us, so we’d become as weak as our enemies.