Helaman 13:29
1830 Edition
O ye wicked and ye perverse generation; ye hardened and ye stiffnecked people, how long will ye suppose that the Lord will suffer you; yea, how long will ye suffer yourselves to be lead by foolish and blind guides; yea, how long will ye choose darkness rather than light;
Influences
Matthew 17:17 (KJV)
Then Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him hither to me.
Matthew 23:16 (KJV)
Woe unto you, ye blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor!
John 3:19 (KJV)
And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
Changes
O ye wicked and ye perverse generation; ye hardened and ye stiffnecked people, how long will ye suppose that the Lord will suffer you;? yYea, how long will ye suffer yourselves to be lead by foolish and blind guides;? yYea, how long will ye choose darkness rather than light;?
Simple English
“You evil and twisted people! You hard and stubborn people! How long do you think the Lord will put up with you? How long will you let foolish and blind guides lead you? How long will you choose darkness instead of light?”
Paraphrase
“You wicked and twisted generation! You hard-hearted, stubborn people—how long do you think the Lord will put up with you? How long will you follow foolish, blind guides? How long will you choose darkness over light?”