1 Nephi 17:19
~592–591 BC
1830 Edition
And now it came to pass that I, Nephi, was exceeding sorrowful, because of the hardness of their hearts; and now when they saw that I began to be sorrowful, they were glad in their hearts, insomuch, that they did rejoice over me, saying: We knew that ye could not construct a ship, for we knew that ye were lacking in judgment; wherefore, thou canst not accomplish so great a work;
Influences
Mark 3:5 (KJV)
And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it out: and his hand was restored whole as the other.
Changes
And now it came to pass that I, Nephi, was exceedingly sorrowful, because of the hardness of their hearts; and now when they saw that I began to be sorrowful, they were glad in their hearts, insomuch, that they did rejoice over me, saying: We knew that ye could not construct a ship, for we knew that ye were lacking in judgment; wherefore, thou canst not accomplish so great a work;.
Simple English
I was very sad because their hearts were hard. When they saw I was sad, they were happy. They rejoiced over me and said: 'We knew you couldn’t build a ship. We knew you lacked good judgment. You can’t do such a great work.'
Paraphrase
I was heartbroken by their stubbornness. When they saw how sad I was, they were actually happy about it. They mocked me: 'We knew you couldn’t build a ship. We knew you didn’t have what it takes. You can’t pull off something this big.'