The Book of Mormon

Mosiah 14:8

1830 Edition

He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgressions of my people was he stricken.

Influences

Isaiah 53:8 (KJV)
He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken.

Changes

He was taken from prison and from judgment:; and who shall declare his generation? fFor he was cut off out of the land of the living:; for the transgressions of my people was he stricken.

Simple English

He was taken from prison and from court. Who can tell about his children? He was killed and taken from the earth. He was punished for my people’s sins.

Paraphrase

They’ll arrest him and condemn him. Who will speak up for him? He’ll be executed, cut off from the living. He’ll die because of my people’s sins.