Jeremia 31:29

29 In jenen Tagen wird man nicht mehr sagen: Die Väter haben Herlinge gegessen, und die Zähne der Söhne sind stumpf geworden;

Jeremia 31:29 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 31:29

In those days they shall say no more
The following proverb or byword; they should have no occasion to use it, nor should they choose to use it; since they would understand themselves, and the dispensations of Providence towards them, better than to use it: the fathers have eaten a sour grape, and the children's teeth are set
on edge;
that is, the fathers have sinned, and the children are punished for their sins. So the Targum,

``the fathers have sinned, and the children are smitten.''

This was in some sense true; they were punished for their fathers' sins in the captivity, particularly for Manasseh's; nor was it unusual with God to visit the iniquities of the fathers upon the children; nor at all unjust, since they were a part of their parents, and especially since they were guilty of the same sins; nor is it thought unjust among men to punish children for the treason of their parents, as every sin is treason against God. But this was not all that was meant by this proverb; the sense of those that used it was, that they themselves were quite clear and innocent, and that they only suffered for their fathers' faults; which was false, of which they should be convinced, and use the proverb no more, as charging God with injustice.

Jeremia 31:29 In-Context

27 Siehe, Tage kommen, spricht Jehova, da ich das Haus Israel und das Haus Juda besäen werde mit Samen von Menschen und Samen von Vieh.

28 Und es wird geschehen, wie ich über sie gewacht habe, um auszureißen und abzubrechen und niederzureißen und zu zerstören und zu verderben, also werde ich über sie wachen, um zu bauen und zu pflanzen, spricht Jehova.

29 In jenen Tagen wird man nicht mehr sagen: Die Väter haben Herlinge gegessen, und die Zähne der Söhne sind stumpf geworden;

30 sondern ein jeder wird für seine Missetat sterben: Jeder Mensch, der Herlinge ißt, dessen Zähne sollen stumpf werden.

31 Siehe, Tage kommen, spricht Jehova, da ich mit dem Hause Israel und mit dem Hause Juda einen neuen Bund machen werde: