Jacob 5:40
~544–420 BC
1830 Edition
And the wild fruit of the last, had overcome that part of the tree which brought forth good fruit, even that the branch had withered away and died.
Influences
Matthew 7:18 (KJV)
A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
Changes
And the wild fruit of the last, had overcome that part of the tree which brought forth good fruit, even that the branch had withered away and died.
Simple English
The bad fruit of the last tree had taken over the part that made good fruit. That branch had dried up and died.
Paraphrase
The wild fruit of the last tree had overtaken the part that bore good fruit. That branch had withered and died.