King Limhi identified for his subjects three results of bondage. According to Monte Nyman, these three results were apparently all drawn from their scriptures, the plates of brass, since he was quoting the Lord. Abbreviated, the results are:
(1) The people do not prosper, and their activities are stumbling blocks. (Mosiah 7:29)
(2) If the Lord's people sow filthiness, they will reap chaff; the effect is poison. (Mosiah 7:30)
(3) If the Lord's people sow filthiness, they will reap the east wind and destruction. (Mosiah 7:31)
The last result needs a little explanation. In Palestine, from which the plates of brass came, the east wind brings in the hot temperatures from the desert, resulting in drought and famine. In contrast, the winds from the west bring in the rains from the Mediterranean Sea, resulting in good crops. [Monte S. Nyman, "Bondage and Deliverance," in Studies in Scripture: Book of Mormon, Part 1, p. 264]