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28 And it will be that as I have (A)watched over them to (B)uproot, to tear down, to pull down, to destroy, and to bring calamity, so I will watch over them to (C)build and to plant,” declares Yahweh.

29 “In those days they will not say again,
(D)The fathers have eaten sour grapes,
And the children’s teeth are [a]set on edge.’

30 But (E)everyone will die for his own iniquity; each man who eats the sour grapes, his teeth will be [b]set on edge.

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  1. Jeremiah 31:29 Or dull
  2. Jeremiah 31:30 Or dull

28 Just as I watched(A) over them to uproot(B) and tear down, and to overthrow, destroy and bring disaster,(C) so I will watch over them to build and to plant,”(D) declares the Lord. 29 “In those days people will no longer say,

‘The parents(E) have eaten sour grapes,
    and the children’s teeth are set on edge.’(F)

30 Instead, everyone will die for their own sin;(G) whoever eats sour grapes—their own teeth will be set on edge.

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