אבות אכלו בוסר ושיני בנים תקהינה

Hebrew

Etymology

Directly from Jeremiah 31:29 (see quotation below).

Proverb

⁧אבות אכלו בוסר ושיני בנים תקהינה / אָבוֹת אָכְלוּ בֹּסֶר וְשִׁנֵּי בָּנִים תִּקְהֶינָה⁩ • ('avót 'akh'lú bóser v'shinéi baním tikhéna)

  1. Children will suffer for their parents' misdeeds.
    • Tanach, Jeremiah 31:28, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      ⁧בַּיָּמִים הָהֵם לֹא־יֹאמְרוּ עוֹד אָבוֹת אָכְלוּ בֹסֶר וְשִׁנֵּי בָנִים תִּקְהֶינָה׃⁩
      bayamím hahém lo-yom'rú 'ód 'avót 'akh'lú vóser v'shinéi vaním tikhéna.
      bayyāmīm hāhēm lō-yōmərū ʿōḏ ʾāḇōṯ ʾāḵəlū ḇṓser wəšinnē ḇānīm tiqhénā.
      In those days they shall say no more: ‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge.’

Usage notes
  • Often as a rhetorical question indicating that children should not suffer for their parents' misdeeds.
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