The Meaning of Jeremiah 31:29 Explained

Jeremiah 31:29

KJV: In those days they shall say no more, The fathers have eaten a sour grape, and the children's teeth are set on edge.

YLT: In those days they do not say any more: Fathers have eaten unripe fruit, And the sons' teeth are blunted.

Darby: In those days they shall say no more, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge:

ASV: In those days they shall say no more, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

In those days  they shall say  no more, The fathers  have eaten  a sour grape,  and the children's  teeth  are set on edge. 

What does Jeremiah 31:29 Mean?

Context Summary

Jeremiah 31:1-40 - Shepherds That Mislead God's Flock
It is God's purpose to care for His people through shepherds (pastors) who are responsible to Him. Jesus our Lord is the Branch into which we may be grafted. He is our King who saves us and clothes us with His own spotless righteousness. God finds us in Him, Philippians 3:9. Because He reigns, we are saved and dwell in safety. When we are brought into contact with false shepherds, whether the failure be in doctrine or example, let us ask for the broken heart of Jeremiah 23:9.
God is everywhere present; as the latter paragraph indicates, He is near at hand to overhear the blasphemy of those who deride religion, and to be a very present help in time of trouble. If He fills heaven and earth, can He not fill thy heart? If His Word is like fire, let it cleanse thee! If it is as a hammer, let it pulverize thy pride! Let those of us who essay to teach and preach, not steal our words from our neighbors, or utter our own, but receive them from the source of all truth. [source]

Chapter Summary: Jeremiah 31

1  The restoration of Israel
10  The publication thereof
15  Rahel mourning is comforted
18  Ephraim repenting is brought home again
22  Christ is promised
27  His care over the church
31  His new covenant
35  The stability,
38  and amplitude of the church

What do the individual words in Jeremiah 31:29 mean?

In days those no they shall say more the fathers have eaten sour grapes and the teeth of children are set on edge
בַּיָּמִ֣ים הָהֵ֔ם לֹא־ יֹאמְר֣וּ ע֔וֹד אָב֖וֹת אָ֣כְלוּ בֹ֑סֶר וְשִׁנֵּ֥י בָנִ֖ים תִּקְהֶֽינָה

בַּיָּמִ֣ים  In  days 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: יׄום 
Sense: day, time, year.
הָהֵ֔ם  those 
Parse: Article, Pronoun, third person masculine plural
Root: הֵם 
Sense: they, these, the same, who.
לֹא־  no 
Parse: Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
יֹאמְר֣וּ  they  shall  say 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
ע֔וֹד  more 
Parse: Adverb
Root: עֹוד  
Sense: a going round, continuance adv.
אָב֖וֹת  the  fathers 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: אָב  
Sense: father of an individual.
אָ֣כְלוּ  have  eaten 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural
Root: אָכַל  
Sense: to eat, devour, burn up, feed.
בֹ֑סֶר  sour  grapes 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: בֹּסֶר  
Sense: unripe grapes, sour grapes.
וְשִׁנֵּ֥י  and  the  teeth 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, cdc
Root: שֵׁן  
Sense: tooth, ivory.
בָנִ֖ים  of  children 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
תִּקְהֶֽינָה  are  set  on  edge 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person feminine plural
Root: קָהָה  
Sense: to be blunt, be dull.

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