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Jeremiah 31:29

King James Version (KJV)

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

Jeremiah 31:29 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Jeremiah 31:29

Theological / Devotional

A sour grape. Evidently the apostates of Jeremiah’s day soothed their conscience by blaming their fathers for their sufferings and woes (see on Eze. 18:2). Jeremiah, along with Ezekiel, was charged by God to inform the transgressors that guilt was an individual matter, that each man was responsible for his own deeds (see Jer. 31:30; see on Eze. 18:4).

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