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Jeremiah 31:29-31
Living Bible
Jeremiah 31:29-31
Living Bible
29 The people shall no longer quote this proverb—“Children pay for their fathers’ sins.”[a] 30 For everyone shall die for his own sins—the person eating sour grapes is the one whose teeth are set on edge.
31 The day will come, says the Lord, when I will make a new contract with the people of Israel and Judah.
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- Jeremiah 31:29 Children pay for their fathers’ sins, literally, “The fathers eat the sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge.”
Jeremiah 31:29-31
New International Version
Jeremiah 31:29-31
New International Version
29 “In those days people will no longer say,
30 Instead, everyone will die for their own sin;(C) whoever eats sour grapes—their own teeth will be set on edge.
31 “The days are coming,” declares the Lord,
“when I will make a new covenant(D)
with the people of Israel
and with the people of Judah.
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