The Book of Mormon

Jacob 5:49

1830 Edition

And it came to pass that the Lord of the vineyard sayeth unto the servant, Let us go to, and hew down the trees of the vineyard, and cast them into the fire, that they shall not cumber the ground of my vineyard; for I have done all: what could I have done more for my vineyard?

Influences

Luke 13:7 (KJV)
Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground?

Changes

And it came to pass that the Lord of the vineyard sayethid unto the servant,: Let us go to, and hew down the trees of the vineyard, and cast them into the fire, that they shall not cumber the ground of my vineyard;, for I have done all:. wWhat could I have done more for my vineyard?

Simple English

The Lord said to the servant: “Let’s go cut down the vineyard trees. Let’s burn them so they don’t clutter my vineyard. I have done everything. What more could I have done for my vineyard?”

Paraphrase

The Lord of the vineyard said, ‘Come, let’s cut down the trees and burn them so they don’t clutter up my vineyard. I’ve done everything I could. What more could I have done?’