29"In those days people will no longer say, 'The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge.'


In Context

26 At this I awoke and looked around. My sleep had been pleasant to me.

27 "The days are coming," declares the Lord , "when I will plant the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the offspring of men and of animals.

28 Just as I watched over them to uproot and tear down, and to overthrow, destroy and bring disaster, so I will watch over them to build and to plant," declares the Lord .

29 "In those days people will no longer say, 'The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge.'

30 Instead, everyone will die for his own sin; whoever eats sour grapes-his own teeth will be set on edge.

31 "The time is coming," declares the Lord , "when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah.

Jeremiah 31:29 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

31:29In those days they shall say no more, The fathers have eaten a sour grape, and the children’s teeth are set on edge.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

31:29In those days they shall say no more: The fathers have eaten a sour grape, and the teeth of the children are set on edge.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

31:29In those days they shall say no more, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

31:29In those days they shall say no more, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge:

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

31:29In those days they shall say no more, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

31:29In those days they shall say no more, The fathers have eaten a sour grape, and the children's teeth are set on edge.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

31:29In those days they shall say no more, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

31:29In those days they do not say any more: Fathers have eaten unripe fruit, And the sons' teeth are blunted.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

31:29In those days they shall say no more, The fathers have eaten a sour grape, and the children's teeth are set on edge.