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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““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)“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“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“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 DomainOther passages that echo Jeremiah 31:29 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 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.
- Jeremiah 31:30Instead, each will die for his own iniquity. If anyone eats the sour grapes, his own teeth will be set on edge.
- Lamentations 5:7Our fathers sinned and are no more, but we bear their punishment.
- 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’?
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