בֹּסֶרbôçer
unripe or sour grapes, unripe grapes (Isaiah 18:5; Job 15:33; Jeremiah 31:29; Jeremiah 31:30; Ezekiel 18:2)
Pronunciation: bo'ser · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H1155
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 4 times in the Bible.
- Isaiah 18:5 Even before you begin your attack, while your plans are ripening like grapes, the Lord will cut off your new growth with pruning shears. He will snip off and discard your spreading branches.
- Jeremiah 31:29 “The people will no longer quote this proverb: ‘The parents have eaten sour grapes, but their children’s mouths pucker at the taste.’
- Jeremiah 31:30 All people will die for their own sins—those who eat the sour grapes will be the ones whose mouths will pucker.
- Ezekiel 18:2 “Why do you quote this proverb concerning the land of Israel: ‘The parents have eaten sour grapes, but their children’s mouths pucker at the taste’?
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).