Jeremiah

Jeremiah 31:29–30

²⁹“In those days, it will no longer be said:

‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes,

and the teeth of the children are set on edge.’

³⁰Instead, each will die for his own iniquity. If anyone eats the sour grapes, his own teeth will be set on edge.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
In those	הָהֵ֔ם	hā·hêm	Article; Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H1992 they, them
days	בַּיָּמִ֣ים	bay·yā·mîm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3117 day
it will no	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
longer	ע֔וֹד	‘ō·wḏ	Adverb	H5750 a going round, continuance
be said	יֹאמְר֣וּ	yō·mə·rū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
The fathers	אָב֖וֹת	’ā·ḇō·wṯ	Noun - masculine plural	H1 father
have eaten	אָ֣כְלוּ	’ā·ḵə·lū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H398 eat
sour grapes	בֹ֑סֶר	ḇō·ser	Noun - masculine singular	H1155 unripe or sour grapes
and the teeth	וְשִׁנֵּ֥י	wə·šin·nê	Conjunctive waw; Noun - cdc	H8127 tooth, ivory
of the children	בָנִ֖ים	ḇā·nîm	Noun - masculine plural	H1121 son
are set on edge	תִּקְהֶֽינָה׃	tiq·he·nāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural	H6949 be blunt, dull

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Instead	כִּ֛י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
each	אִ֥ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
will die	יָמ֑וּת	yā·mūṯ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4191 die
for his own iniquity	בַּעֲוֺנ֖וֹ	ba·‘ă·wō·nōw	Preposition-b; Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5771 iniquity, guilt, or punishment of iniquity
If anyone	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
eats	הָאֹכֵ֥ל	hā·’ō·ḵêl	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H398 eat
the sour grapes	הַבֹּ֖סֶר	hab·bō·ser	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1155 unripe or sour grapes
his own teeth	שִׁנָּֽיו׃ס	šin·nāw	Noun - cdc; third person masculine singular	H8127 tooth, ivory
will be set on edge	תִּקְהֶ֥ינָה	tiq·he·nāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural	H6949 be blunt, dull

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Jeremiah 31:29 Ezekiel 18:2–3 · Lamentations 5:7 · Jeremiah 31:30

Jeremiah 31:30 Ezekiel 18:20 · Isaiah 3:11 · Deuteronomy 24:16 · Galatians 6:5 · Ezekiel 18:4 · Ezekiel 3:18–19 · Ezekiel 33:18

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.