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 Living Translation (NLT)All people will die for their own sins—those who eat the sour grapes will be the ones whose mouths will pucker.

Context of Jeremiah 31:30

28And it shall come to pass, that as I have watched over them to pluck up, to break down, to throw down, to destroy, and to afflict, so I will watch over them to build and to plant, says the Lord. 29In those days they shall say no more: ‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes, And the children’s teeth are set on edge.’ But every one shall die for his own iniquity; every man who eats the sour grapes, his teeth shall be set on edge. 31“Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah— 32not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt, My covenant which they broke, though I was a husband to them, says 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 24:16“Fathers shall not be put to death for their children, nor shall children be put to death for their fathers; a person shall be put to death for his own sin.
• Isaiah 3:11Woe to the wicked! It shall be ill with him, For the reward of his hands shall be given him.
• Ezekiel 3:18When I say to the wicked, ‘You shall surely die,’ and you give him no warning, nor speak to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life, that same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood I will require at your hand.
• Ezekiel 18:4“Behold, all souls are Mine; The soul of the father As well as the soul of the son is Mine; The soul who sins shall die.
• Ezekiel 33:8When I say to the wicked, ‘O wicked man, you shall surely die!’ and you do not speak to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood I will require at your hand.
• Galatians 6:5For each one shall bear his own load.
• James 1:15Then, when desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, brings forth 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