Isaiah 65:7

New International Version

⁷both your sins^(A) and the sins of your ancestors,”^(B)
    says the Lord.
“Because they burned sacrifices on the mountains
    and defied me on the hills,^(C)
I will measure into their laps
    the full payment^(D) for their former deeds.”

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Isaiah 65:7 in all English translations

Jeremiah 16:11-12

New International Version

¹¹then say to them, ‘It is because your ancestors forsook me,’ declares the Lord, ‘and followed other gods and served and worshiped^(A) them. They forsook me and did not keep my law.^(B) ¹²But you have behaved more wickedly than your ancestors.^(C) See how all of you are following the stubbornness of your evil hearts^(D) instead of obeying me.

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Jeremiah 31:29

New International Version

²⁹“In those days people will no longer say,

‘The parents^(A) have eaten sour grapes,
and the children’s teeth are set on edge.’^(B)

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Ezekiel 18:2-4

New International Version

²“What do you people mean by quoting this proverb about the land of Israel:

“‘The parents eat sour grapes,
and the children’s teeth are set on edge’?^(A)

³“As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Lord, you will no longer quote this proverb^(B) in Israel. ⁴For everyone belongs to me, the parent as well as the child—both alike belong to me. The one who sins^(C) is the one who will die.^(D)

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