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Jeremiah 31:29

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In 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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  1. Jeremiah 31:27

    Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man, and with the seed of beast.

  2. Jeremiah 31:28

    And it shall come to pass, that like as I have watched over them, to pluck up, and to break down, and to throw down, and to destroy, and to afflict; so will I watch over them, to build, and to plant, saith the Lord.

  3. Jeremiah 31:30

    But every one shall die for his own iniquity: every man that eateth the sour grape, his teeth shall be set on edge.

  4. Jeremiah 31:31

    Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:

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