Jeremiah 31:30

Jeremiah 31:30 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But every one shall die for his own iniquity: every man that eateth the sour grape, his teeth shall be set on edge.
• New International Version (NIV)Instead, everyone will die for their own sin; whoever eats sour grapes—their own teeth will be set on edge.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But everyone shall die for his own iniquity. Each man who eats sour grapes, his teeth shall be set on edge.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But every one shall die for his own iniquity; every man who eats the sour grapes, his teeth shall be set on edge.

Context of Jeremiah 31:30

28Once I watched over them to uproot them, to tear them down, and to wreck, ruin, and hurt them. Now I will watch over them to build them up and to plant them,” declares the Lord. 29“When those days come, people will no longer say, ‘Fathers have eaten sour grapes, and their children’s teeth are set on edge.’ But each person will die for his own sin. Whoever eats sour grapes will have his own teeth set on edge. 31“The days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when I will make a new promise to Israel and Judah. 32It will not be like the promise that I made to their ancestors when I took them by the hand and brought them out of Egypt. They rejected that promise, although I was a husband to them,” declares the Lord.

Jeremiah 31:30 word by word

כִּ֛י אִם־אִ֥ישׁ בַּעֲוֹנ֖וֹ יָמ֑וּת כָּל־הָֽאָדָ֛ם הָאֹכֵ֥ל הַבֹּ֖סֶר תִּקְהֶ֥ינָה שִׁנָּֽיו׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• But every oneאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• shall dieמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• for his own iniquityעָוֺן‛âvôn ‛âvôn · iniquity: crimeH5771
• every manאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
• that eatethאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• the sour grapeבֹּ֫סֶרbôser · unripe grapeH1155
• his teethשֵׁןshên · toothH8127
• shall be set on edgeקָהָהqâhâh · be bluntH6949

Cross-references for Jeremiah 31:30

• Deuteronomy 24:16Parents must never be put to death for the crimes of their children, and children must never be put to death for the crimes of their parents. Each person must be put to death for his own crime.
• Isaiah 3:11How horrible it will be for the wicked! Disaster will strike them. What they have done will be done to them.
• Ezekiel 3:18Suppose I tell you that wicked people will surely die, but you don’t warn them or speak out so that they can change their wicked ways in order to save their lives. Then these wicked people will die because of their sin, but I will hold you responsible for their deaths.
• Ezekiel 18:4The life of every person belongs to me. Fathers and their children belong to me. The person who sins will die.
• Ezekiel 33:8Suppose I say to a wicked person, ‘You wicked person, you will certainly die,’ and you say nothing to warn him to change his ways. That wicked person will die because of his sin, and I will hold you responsible for his death.
• Galatians 6:5Assume your own responsibility.
• James 1:15Then desire becomes pregnant and gives birth to sin. When sin grows up, it gives birth to death.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 31:30

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 27-34Verses 27-34 The prophet shows that the happiness of Israel and Judah, united in one prosperous nation, will rest upon the consciousness that their chastisement has been the result of sins which they have themselves committed, and that God‘s covenant depends not upon external sanctions, but upon a renewed heart. Jeremiah 31:27 So rapid shall be the increase that it shall seem as if children and young cattle sprang up out of the ground. Jeremiah 31:29…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 27-34Verses 27-34 The people of God shall become numerous and prosperous. In Heb. 8:8,9, this place is quoted as the sum of the covenant of grace made with believers in Jesus Christ. Not, I will give them a new law; for Christ came not to destroy the law, but to fulfil it; but the law shall be written in their hearts by the finger of the Spirit, as formerly written in the tables of stone. The Lord will, by his grace, make his people willing people in the day…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 29-30Some people think this proverb (likely a misunderstanding of Exodus 20:5; 34:7; Numbers 14:18) meant innocent children died because of their parents' sins. The Lord clarified that each person is punished for their own sins (see Lamentations 5:7; Ezekiel 18:2–32; 33:10–20).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3030. (Ga 6:5, 7).Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 31:30

• Children
• Heredity
• Sin

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Commentaries on Jeremiah 31

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings