Jeremiah 31:29

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

בַּיָּמִ֣ים הָהֵ֔ם לֹא־יֹאמְר֣וּ ע֔וֹד אָב֖וֹת אָ֣כְלוּ בֹ֑סֶר וְשִׁנֵּ֥י בָנִ֖ים תִּקְהֶֽינָה׃

Transliteration

bayyāmîm hāhēm lōʾ-yōʾmərû ʿôḏ ʾāḇôt ʾāḵəlû ḇōser wə-šinnê ḇānîm tiqhênāh.

Grammar Details

*bayyāmîm*: preposition + definite article + masculine plural noun - in the days
*hāhēm*: demonstrative pronoun masculine plural - those
*lōʾ*: negative particle - not
*yōʾmərû*: qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - they will say
*ʿôḏ*: adverb - anymore/still/again
*ʾāḇôt*: masculine plural noun - fathers
*ʾāḵəlû*: qal perfect 3rd person common plural - they ate
*ḇōser*: masculine singular noun - sour grapes
*wə-šinnê*: conjunction + feminine plural construct noun - and teeth of
*ḇānîm*: masculine plural noun - sons/children
*tiqhênāh*: qal imperfect 3rd person feminine plural - they are set on edge

Word Meanings

*ʾāḇôt*: fathers/ancestors/forefathers
*ḇōser*: sour grapes/unripe grapes
*tiqhênāh*: are set on edge/are blunted/are dulled

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Referenced Verses

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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