Mormon 5:2
~AD 380–385
1830 Edition
But behold, I was without hopes, for I knew the judgements of the Lord which should come upon them: for they repented not of their iniquities, but did struggle for their lives, without calling upon that Being who had created them.
Influences
Luke 11:32 (KJV)
The men of Nineve shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here.
Changes
But behold, I was without hopes, for I knew the judgements of the Lord which should come upon them:; for they repented not of their iniquities, but did struggle for their lives, without calling upon that Being who had created them.
Simple English
But I had no hope. I knew the Lord would judge them. They didn’t turn from their sins. They fought for their lives. But they didn’t call on God who made them.
Paraphrase
But I had no hope. I knew the judgments of the Lord were coming for them. They wouldn’t turn from their sins. They fought desperately for their lives, but they never called on the God who made them.