The Book of Mormon

Jacob 6:7

1830 Edition

For behold, after that ye have been nourished by the good word of God all the day long, will ye bring forth evil fruit, that ye must be hewn down and cast into the fire?

Influences

Matthew 3:10 (KJV)
And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

Changes

For behold, after that ye have been nourished by the good word of God all the day long, will ye bring forth evil fruit, that ye must be hewn down and cast into the fire?

Simple English

After you have been fed by God’s good word all day long, will you grow bad fruit? Then you must be cut down and thrown into the fire.

Paraphrase

After being fed by God’s good word all day long, will you produce rotten fruit? Will you force him to cut you down and throw you into the fire?