Jeremiah 31:29

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

““In those days, it will no longer be said: ‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the teeth of the children are set on edge.’”

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BSBPD

““In those days, it will no longer be said: ‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the teeth of the children are set on edge.’”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“In those days they do not say any more: Fathers have eaten unripe fruit, And the sons' teeth are blunted.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Jeremiah 31:29 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Deuteronomy 24:16Fathers shall not be put to death for their children, nor children for their fathers; each is to die for his own sin.
  2. Jeremiah 31:30Instead, each will die for his own iniquity. If anyone eats the sour grapes, his own teeth will be set on edge.
  3. Lamentations 5:7Our fathers sinned and are no more, but we bear their punishment.
  4. Ezekiel 18:2“What do you people mean by quoting this proverb about the land of Israel: ‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the teeth of the children are set on edge’?

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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