²⁷“Look, the days are coming”—this is the Lord’s declaration—“when I will sow the house of Israel^q and the house of Judah with the seed of people and the seed of animals. ²⁸Just as I watched over them to uproot and to tear them down, to demolish and to destroy, and to cause disaster,^r so will I watch over them to build and to plant them”^s —this is the Lord’s declaration. ²⁹“In those days, it will never again be said,

‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes,

and the children’s teeth are set on edge.’^t

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

“Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man and the seed of beast. And it shall come to pass that as I have watched over them to pluck up and break down, to overthrow, destroy, and bring harm, so I will watch over them to build and to plant, declares the Lord. In those days they shall no longer say:

“ ‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes,

and the children’s teeth are set on edge.’

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“The days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when I will plant the kingdoms of Israel and Judah with the offspring of people and of animals. Just as I watched over them to uproot and tear down, and to overthrow, destroy and bring disaster, so I will watch over them to build and to plant,” declares the Lord. “In those days people will no longer say,

‘The parents have eaten sour grapes,

and the children’s teeth are set on edge.’

NLTNew Living Translation

“The day is coming,” says the Lord, “when I will greatly increase the human population and the number of animals here in Israel and Judah. In the past I deliberately uprooted and tore down this nation. I overthrew it, destroyed it, and brought disaster upon it. But in the future I will just as deliberately plant it and build it up. I, the Lord, have spoken!

“The people will no longer quote this proverb:

‘The parents have eaten sour grapes,

but their children’s mouths pucker at the taste.’

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“Look, the days are coming,” declares Yahweh, “and I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of humankind, and with the seed of animals. And then as I have watched over them to pull up, and to tear down, and to annihilate, and to destroy, and to do evil, so I will watch over them to build and to plant,” declares Yahweh. “In those days they will say no longer, ‘Parents have eaten unripe fruit, and the teeth of the children are set on edge.’

KJV 1900King James Version

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.

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.

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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