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Jeremiah 31:29
29“The people will no longer quote this proverb: ‘The parents have eaten sour grapes, but their children’s mouths pucker at the taste.’
Jeremiah 31:29 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)In those days they shall say no more, The fathers have eaten a sour grape, and the children’s teeth are set on edge.
- New International Version (NIV)“In those days people will no longer say, ‘The parents have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge.’
- English Standard Version (ESV)In those days they shall no longer say: "'The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge.'
- New King James Version (NKJV)In those days they shall say no more: ‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes, And the children’s teeth are set on edge.’
Context of Jeremiah 31:29
27“The day is coming,” says the Lord, “when I will greatly increase the human population and the number of animals here in Israel and Judah. 28In the past I deliberately uprooted and tore down this nation. I overthrew it, destroyed it, and brought disaster upon it. But in the future I will just as deliberately plant it and build it up. I, the Lord, have spoken! “The people will no longer quote this proverb: ‘The parents have eaten sour grapes, but their children’s mouths pucker at the taste.’ 30All people will die for their own sins—those who eat the sour grapes will be the ones whose mouths will pucker. 31“The day is coming,” says the Lord, “when I will make a new covenant with the people of Israel and Judah.
Read all of Jeremiah 31Jeremiah 31:29 word by word
בַּיָּמִ֣ים הָהֵ֔ם לֹא־יֹאמְר֣וּ ע֔וֹד אָב֖וֹת אָ֣כְלוּ בֹ֑סֶר וְשִׁנֵּ֥י בָנִ֖ים תִּקְהֶֽינָה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Jeremiah 31:29
- Jeremiah 31:30All people will die for their own sins—those who eat the sour grapes will be the ones whose mouths will pucker.
- Lamentations 5:7Our ancestors sinned, but they have died— and we are suffering the punishment they deserved!
- Ezekiel 18:2“Why do you quote this proverb concerning the land of Israel: ‘The parents have eaten sour grapes, but their children’s mouths pucker at the taste’?
Commentaries on Jeremiah 31:29
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 29The fathers have eaten a sour grape - A proverbial expression for, "The children suffer for the offenses of their parents." This is explained in the next verse: "Every one shall die for his own iniquity." No child shall suffer Divine punition for the sin of his father; only so far as he acts in the same way can he be said to bear the sins of his parents.Read the comment
- 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. 2929. In those days--after their punishment has been completed, and mercy again visits them. fathers ... eaten ... sour grape ... children's teeth ... on edge--the proverb among the exiles' children born in Babylon, to express that they suffered the evil consequences of their fathers' sins rather than of their own (La 5:7; Eze 18:2, 3).Read the comment
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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
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