Jeremiah 31:29-30

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KJV

²⁹ In those days they shall say no more, The fathers have eaten a sour grape, and the children's teeth are set on edge. ³⁰ But every one shall die for his own iniquity: every man that eateth the sour grape, his teeth shall be set on edge.

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Collective and individual responsibility in ancient times. See

• "adam" the common noun,
• The Fourth Conversation: The Nature of Man,
• Ezekiel 18:1-4 (also uses this "sour grapes" saying) and
• 1 Timothy 2:13-15, where Eve is archetypal Woman.