29In 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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Our fathers have sinned, and are not; and we have borne their iniquities.
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? …
But every one shall die for his own iniquity: every man that eateth the sour grape, his teeth shall be set on edge.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 27-34)The prophet, having found his sleep sweet, made so by the revelations of divine grace, sets himself to sleep again, in hopes of further discoveries, and is not disappointed; for it is here further promised, I. That the people of God shall become both numerous and prosperous. Israel and Judah shall be replenished both with men and cattle, as if they were sown with the seed of both, Jer. 31:27. They…
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