Alma 32:39
1830 Edition
Now this is not because the seed was not good; neither is it because the fruit thereof would not be desirable. But it is because your ground is barren, and ye will not nourish the tree; therefore ye cannot have the fruit thereof.
Changes
Now, this is not because the seed was not good;, neither is it because the fruit thereof would not be desirable.; Bbut it is because your ground is barren, and ye will not nourish the tree;, therefore ye cannot have the fruit thereof.
Simple English
This is not because the seed was bad. It is not because the fruit would not be good. It is because your ground is empty. You will not feed the tree. So you cannot have the fruit from it.
Paraphrase
“That’s not because the seed was bad, and it’s not because the fruit wouldn’t have been wonderful. It’s because your ground is barren and you wouldn’t nourish the tree. That’s why you can’t have the fruit.”