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

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! 29“The people will no longer quote this proverb: ‘The parents have eaten sour grapes, but their children’s mouths pucker at the taste.’ All 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. 32This covenant will not be like the one I made with their ancestors when I took them by the hand and brought them out of the land of Egypt. They broke that covenant, though I loved them as a husband loves his wife,” 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“Parents must not be put to death for the sins of their children, nor children for the sins of their parents. Those deserving to die must be put to death for their own crimes.
• Isaiah 3:11But the wicked are doomed, for they will get exactly what they deserve.
• Ezekiel 3:18If I warn the wicked, saying, ‘You are under the penalty of death,’ but you fail to deliver the warning, they will die in their sins. And I will hold you responsible for their deaths.
• Ezekiel 18:4For all people are mine to judge—both parents and children alike. And this is my rule: The person who sins is the one who will die.
• Ezekiel 33:8If I announce that some wicked people are sure to die and you fail to tell them to change their ways, then they will die in their sins, and I will hold you responsible for their deaths.
• Galatians 6:5For we are each responsible for our own conduct.
• James 1:15These desires give birth to sinful actions. And when sin is allowed to grow, 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