Jacob 5:9
~544–420 BC
1830 Edition
Take thou the branches of the wild olive tree, and graft them in, in the stead thereof; and these which I have plucked off, I will cast into the fire, and burn them, that they may not cumber the ground of 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
Take thou the branches of the wild olive tree, and graft them in, in the stead thereof; and these which I have plucked off, I will cast into the fire, and burn them, that they may not cumber the ground of my vineyard.
Simple English
'Take the wild olive branches. Plant them in place of the old ones. Burn the branches I cut off. That way they won’t clutter my vineyard.'
Paraphrase
'Take branches from the wild olive tree and graft them in where the old ones were. The branches I’ve removed—throw them in the fire and burn them so they don’t clutter up my vineyard.'