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Jeremiah 31:29 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 29. 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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Quick Meaning
The prophetic word through Jeremiah states or reports “In those days they shall say no more, The fathers have eaten a sour grape, and the children’s…” at Jeremiah 31:29 as a specific part of “Judah Is Replanted and the Sour-Grapes Proverb Ends.”
Read It With
- Jeremiah 31:23–30
Begin with Jeremiah 31:23–30's complete movement: Blessing, satisfied weariness, seed, rebuilding, and individual moral accountability displace a proverb of inherited sour grapes. At verse 31:29, The prophetic word through Jeremiah states or reports “In those days they shall say no more, The fathers have eaten a sour grape, and the children’s…” at Jeremiah 31:29 as a specific part of “Judah Is Replanted and the Sour-Grapes Proverb Ends.”
Why This Verse Appears Here
At Jeremiah 31:29, the oracle, scene, sign, or measurement reaches this precise step: The prophetic word through Jeremiah states or reports “In those days they shall say no more, The fathers have eaten a sour grape, and the children’s…” at Jeremiah 31:29 as a specific part of “Judah Is Replanted and the Sour-Grapes Proverb Ends.” It prepares the remainder of Jeremiah 31:23–30.
Follow the Context
- The unit begins at 31:23 with the speech, scene, image, or date named in its title.
- Blessing, satisfied weariness, seed, rebuilding, and individual moral accountability displace a proverb of inherited sour grapes.
- At 31:30 the movement reaches its response or transition before the next unit.
What This Verse Is Not Saying
Ending inherited-guilt proverb does not deny intergenerational trauma, structural injustice, or shared duties of repair.
What Remains True
The unit rejects mechanical transfer of moral culpability while envisioning a replanted community.
How It Can Shape Life
- Role in Jeremiah 31:29: The prophetic word through Jeremiah states or reports “In those days they shall say no more, The fathers have eaten a sour grape, and the children’s…” at Jeremiah 31:29 as a specific part of “Judah Is Replanted and the Sour-Grapes Proverb Ends.” Contextual meaning in Jeremiah 31:23–30: Blessing, satisfied weariness, seed, rebuilding, and individual moral accountability displace a proverb of inherited sour grapes. Its interpretive limit is: Individual accountability does not deny structural harm, intergenerational trauma, or collective responsibility for repair. Proportionate enduring truth: The unit rejects mechanical transfer of moral culpability while envisioning a replanted community. Application: Separate guilt from consequences and pursue institutional repair.
Teach It Back
Explain Jeremiah 31:29's precise role in Jeremiah 31:23–30: The prophetic word through Jeremiah states or reports “In those days they shall say no more, The fathers have eaten a sour grape, and the children’s…” at Jeremiah 31:29 as a specific part of “Judah Is Replanted and the Sour-Grapes Proverb Ends.” State how “Judah Is Replanted and the Sour-Grapes Proverb Ends” controls the line, keep this uncertainty visible—Individual accountability does not deny structural harm, intergenerational trauma, or collective responsibility for repair.—trace role to contextual meaning to enduring truth to application, and reject one use the verse does not authorize.
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Read Jeremiah 31:23–30 — Judah Is Replanted and the Sour-Grapes Proverb EndsSources used for this Verse Lens
How certain is this explanation? strong
Where care is needed
Individual accountability does not deny structural harm, intergenerational trauma, or collective responsibility for repair.
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
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Supports: Exact displayed KJV wording, verse order, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and complete thought-unit coverage.
Exact location: Jeremiah 31:23–30, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Jeremiah
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2; fixed commit
Supports: Masoretic Hebrew wording and morphology checked at the exact unit without treating morphology as a critical apparatus or interpretation.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Jer.xml, OSIS 31:23–30
Open the fixed Hebrew Jeremiah file ↗translation and translator notes
NET Bible: Jeremiah with Translator, Textual, and Study Notes
Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press; official eBible PDF distribution, NET Bible Second Edition; official PDF accessed 2026
Supports: Verse-level controls for Hebrew, syntax, older KJV language, dates, names, textual problems, and material translation alternatives.
Exact location: Official NET Bible Jeremiah PDF, pp. 1258-1459, translator, study, and textual notes attached to Jeremiah 31:23–30
Open the official NET Jeremiah PDF ↗modern scholarly book course
Jeremiah: Summary, Outline, Background, Introductory Issues, Themes, and Bible in the World
Terence E. Fretheim and Michael Chan
Enter the Bible, Luther Seminary, current public course accessed 2026
Supports: Reader-oriented historical, literary, theological, and pastoral synthesis with ancient-to-modern limits.
Exact location: Enter the Bible Jeremiah course, Outline and Themes: restoration, new covenant, field, Baruch scroll, siege, and fall; applied to Jeremiah 31:23–30
Open the Enter the Bible Jeremiah course ↗open university study guide series
Jeremiah and Ezekiel: Jeremiah Parts 1-3 Study Guides
Joel S. Baden and Jacqueline Vayntrub
Yale Bible Study, 2024
Supports: Current university-level literary-historical synthesis and explicit composition questions.
Exact location: Yale Bible Study, Jeremiah and Ezekiel, Jeremiah Part 2 study guide, pp. 1-6: prophetic conflict, politics, exile, and restoration; applied to Jeremiah 31:23–30
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