Jeremiah 31:29

King James Version 1611 (Original)

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

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  • Lam 5:7 : 7 Our fathers have sinned, and are not; and we have borne their iniquities.
  • Ezek 18:2-3 : 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? 3 As I live, saith the Lord GOD, ye shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Israel.
  • Jer 31:30 : 30 But every one shall die for his own iniquity: every man that eateth the sour grape, his teeth shall be set on edge.

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