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Jeremiah 31:29

What does Jeremiah 31:29 mean?

A plain-English look at Jeremiah 31:29 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

In those days they shall say no more, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

In those days they shall say no more, The fathers have eaten a sour grape, and the children’s teeth are set on edge.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

In those days they shall say no more, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

In those days they will no longer say, The fathers have been tasting bitter grapes and the children's teeth are put on edge.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

In those days they do not say any more: Fathers have eaten unripe fruit, And the sons' teeth are blunted.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

In those days they shall say no more: The fathers have eaten a sour grape, and the teeth of the children are set on edge.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

In those days they shall say no more, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge:

Context

v.28And it shall come to pass that, like as I have watched over them to pluck up and to break down and to overthrow and to destroy and to afflict, so will I watch over them to build and to plant, saith Jehovah.

v.29This passage

v.30But every one shall die for his own iniquity: every man that eateth the sour grapes, his teeth shall be set on edge.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Jeremiah 31:30

    But every one shall die for his own iniquity: every man that eateth the sour grapes, his teeth shall be set on edge.

  • Ezekiel 18:2

    What mean ye, that ye use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge?

  • Lamentations 5:7

    Our fathers sinned, and are not; And we have borne their iniquities.

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