Jeremiah 31:29

In those days, shall they say no more, Fathers, did eat sour grapes,—And, children’s teeth, are blunted!

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

In those days they shall say no more, The fathers have eaten a sour grape, and the children’s teeth are set on edge.

In Context

28And it shall come to pass, that—Just as I watched over them, to root up and to break down and to tear out and to destroy, and to break in pieces, So, will I watch over them, to build and to plant, Declareth Yahweh.

30But, every one, for his own iniquity, shall die,—Any human being who eateth the sour grapes, his own teeth, shall be blunted.

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Cross References

Jeremiah 31:30But, every one, for his own iniquity, shall die,—Any human being who eateth the sour grapes, his own teeth, shall be blunted.

Ezekiel 18:2What occasion have ye, to be using this proverb, concerning the soil of Israel, saying, —Fathers eat sour grapes, And the children’s teeth are blunted?

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 31:28-35

God's Covenant Renewed. ( b. c. 594.) 27 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord , that I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man, and with the seed of beast. 28 And it shall come to pass, that like as I have watched over them, to pluck up, and to break down, and to throw down, and to destroy, and to afflict; so will I watch over them, to build, and to plant, saith the Lord . 29 In those days they shall say no more, The fathers have eaten a sour grape, and the children's teeth are… Read the whole commentary →

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