Jacob 5:8
1830 Edition
And behold, saith the Lord of the vineyard, I take away many of these young and tender branches, and I will graft them whithersoever I will; and it mattereth not that if it so be, that the root of this tree will perish, I may preserve the fruit thereof unto myself; wherefore, I will take these young and tender branches, and I will graft them whithersoever I will.
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Simple English
The Lord of the vineyard said: “I will take many of these young branches. I will plant them wherever I want. Even if this tree’s roots die, I can save its fruit for myself. So I will take these young branches. I will plant them wherever I want.”
Paraphrase
The Lord of the vineyard said, ‘I’ll take many of these young tender branches and graft them wherever I want. Even if the root of this tree dies, I can still preserve its fruit for myself. So I’ll take these young branches and graft them wherever I choose.’