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Fathers have eaten sour grapes, but the children's teeth are dulled

A proverb that Jeremiah heard people say when they were complaining that Yahweh was punishing children for the sins of their fathers. The ULB sets 31:29 farther to the right than the rest of the text since it is an important quotation.

sour grapes

grapes with too much acid in them or grapes that are not ripe

teeth are dulled

Use the common words for how people's mouths feel when they eat sour or unripe fruit.