Jeremiah 31:29

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 31:27-34

The prophet, having found his sleep sweet, made so by the revelations of divine grace, sets himself to sleep again, in hopes of further discoveries, and is not disappointed; for it is here further promised, I. That the people of God shall become both numerous and prosperous. Israel and Judah shall be replenished both with men and cattle, as if they were sown with the seed of both, Jer. 31:27. They shall increase and multiply like a field sown with corn; and this is the product of God's... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible 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... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 31:29

The fathers have eaten a sour grape - A proverbial expression for, "The children suffer for the offenses of their parents." This is explained in the next verse: "Every one shall die for his own iniquity." No child shall suffer Divine punition for the sin of his father; only so far as he acts in the same way can he be said to bear the sins of his parents. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 31:29

Verse 29 Ezekiel shews that it was a complaint commonly prevailing among the people, that they suffered for the sins of their fathers, as Horace also says, a heathen and a despiser of God, “O Roman, thou dost undeservedly suffer for the faults of thy fathers.” (51) Such, then, was the arrogance of the Jews, as to strive with God, as though he punished them, while they were innocent; and they expressed this by using a proverb, “If our fathers have eaten sour grapes, what is the reason that our... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 31:27-30

The physical side of the Messianic blessing. Its effect upon the heart of the pardoned sinners will be such that they will fully recognize the justice of the Divine judgments. There will no longer be any room for a certain favourite proverb; the death of a sinner will be universally acknowledged to be the reward of his personal sin (Keil). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 31:29

Have eaten a sour grape; rather, sour grapes. The prophet (like Ezekiel, Ezekiel 18:1-32 .) condemns the use of this proverb, and declares that the sinner is the artificer of his own ruin. At first sight, it may seem as if Jeremiah opposes the second commandment, which describes how God "visits the iniquity of the fathers upon the children" ( Exodus 20:5 ). This, however, cannot really be, for he endorses this declaration later on ( Jeremiah 32:18 ). The fact is that he is not so... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 31:29

Heredity and individual responsibility. The passage before us is interesting as indicating a great advance in freedom and justice of thought from the old orthodoxy that was satisfied with the punishment of children together with their parents to a new and wiser doctrine of individual responsibility. But it is important to observe that it is more than a sign of advancing thought. It is a prophecy concerning facts, a prediction of a higher justice of the future. The old notion here condemned... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 31:29-30

Jehovah visiting the individual for his sins. I. THE SIN OF SOME AND THE SUFFERING OF OTHERS . This is put before us in a very striking figure. Literally, the taste of a sour grape would be an instantaneous sensation; but here we are asked to imagine the possibility of a man getting whatever other advantage there might be in the grape, whatever nourishment, whatever refreshment, and then handing on the one bad element of sourness. And truly it often seems as if there were... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 31:27-34

The prophet shows that the happiness of Israel and Judah, united in one prosperous nation, will rest upon the consciousness that their chastisement has been the result of sins which they have themselves committed, and that God’s covenant depends not upon external sanctions, but upon a renewed heart.Jeremiah 31:27So rapid shall be the increase that it shall seem as if children and young cattle sprang up out of the ground.Jeremiah 31:29, Jeremiah 31:30A sour grape - Better, sour grapes. The idea... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 31:29-30

Jeremiah 31:29-30. They shall say no more, The fathers have eaten a sour grape, &c. “God had often declared that he would visit the sins of the fathers upon the children, and had particularly threatened to execute judgment upon the present generation for the idolatries and other sins of their forefathers. See note on Exodus 20:5, and chap. Jeremiah 15:4. This gave occasion to the proverb mentioned in this verse, which they that were in captivity applied to their own case, as if the... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 31:27-34

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 31:29

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 31:29

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 31:29

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 31:27-30

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 31:29

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 31:29

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 31:29-30

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 31:27-34

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 31:29-30

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