Jeremiah 31:30 (GNV)

Passage

But euery one shall die for his owne iniquitie: euery man that eateth the sowre grape, his teeth shalbe set on edge.

Nearby Context

Jeremiah 31:28 And like as I haue watched vpon them, to plucke vp and to roote out, and to throw downe, and to destroy, and to plague them, so wil I watch ouer them, to build and to plant them, saith ye Lord.

Jeremiah 31:29 In those dayes shall they say no more, The fathers haue eaten a sowre grape, and the childrens teeth are set on edge.

Jeremiah 31:30 But euery one shall die for his owne iniquitie: euery man that eateth the sowre grape, his teeth shalbe set on edge.

Jeremiah 31:31 Beholde, the dayes come, saith the Lord, that I will make a new couenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Iudah,

Jeremiah 31:32 Not according to ye couenant that I made with their fathers, when I tooke them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt, the which my couenant they brake, although I was an husband vnto them, saith the Lord.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "euery", "shall", "owne", "iniquitie", "eateth", "sowre", and "grape". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "euery" and "shall", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 29's "In those dayes shall they say no..." into verse 31's "Beholde the dayes come saith the Lord...", so "euery" and "shall" belong inside that flow. In Jeremiah context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "euery" and "shall" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.