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God will plant a sprig that grows into a noble cedar, bears fruit, and provides shelter. All other trees, the nations, will recognize the power and sovereignty of God.

18 The word of the Eternal came to me with a message.

Eternal One: Why do you people continually quote this proverb about Israel:

    Fathers have eaten sour grapes,
        and their children’s teeth are set on edge?

As surely as I live, I, the Eternal Lord, declare you will not quote this proverb in Israel anymore. For every living being belongs to Me—parent and child alike. You will die for your own sins, not because of what your ancestors did.

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