God reserves a person’s punishment for his children. Let God repay the person himself, so that he may know it.
Jeremiah 31:29 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised ‘In those days, it will never again be said, “The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 In those days they shall say no more, The fathers have eaten a sour grape, and the children's teeth are set on edge. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition In those days they shall say no more, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge. [Ezek. 18:2.] American Standard Version (1901) In those days they shall say no more, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge. Common English Bible In those days, people will no longer say: Sour grapes eaten by parents leave a bitter taste in the mouths of their children. Catholic Public Domain Version In those days, they will no longer say: 'The fathers ate a bitter grape, and the teeth of the sons have been affected.' Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version In those days they shall say no more: The fathers have eaten a sour grape, and the teeth of the children are set on edge. |
God reserves a person’s punishment for his children. Let God repay the person himself, so that he may know it.
Rather, each will die for his own iniquity. Anyone who eats sour grapes #– #his own teeth will be set on edge.
Our ancestors sinned; they no longer exist, but we bear their punishment.
‘Fathers are not to be put to death for their children, and children are not to be put to death for their fathers; each person will be put to death for his own sin.