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sour : (1) בּסר , bōṣer , "immature," "unripe": "The fathers have eaten sour grapes" ( Jeremiah 31:29 f; Ezekiel 18:2; compare Isaiah 18:5 the King James Version). (2) סור , ṣūr , "to turn aside," "degenerate": "Their drink is turned sour" (the King James Version margin "gone," the Revised Version margin "Their carouse is over").

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Sour'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/s/sour.html. 1915.

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