Jeremiah 31:29

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

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  • Lam 5:7 : 7 Our fathers were sinners and are dead; and the weight of their evil-doing is on us.
  • Ezek 18:2-3 : 2 Why do you make use of this saying about the land of Israel, The fathers have been tasting bitter grapes and the children's teeth are on edge? 3 By my life, says the Lord, you will no longer have this saying in Israel.
  • Jer 31:30 : 30 But everyone will be put to death for the evil which he himself has done: whoever has taken bitter grapes will himself have his teeth put on edge.

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