If judgment was the theme in the past due to Israel’s persistence in sinning, God’s work in the future will be one of “building” and “restoration”! 31:29–30 But what about the proverb that dangles over the heads of the community? This text affirms that “In those days,” which are the coming days of blessing, the cycle of sin and judgment will be interrupted and broken by the intrusive work of Yahweh (v. 29). The sloganeers who have taken a fatalistic and determinist stance of blaming the fathers for