Sour

SOUR sour:

(1) bocer, "immature," "unripe":

"The fathers have eaten sour grapes" (Jeremiah 31:29; Ezekiel 18:2; compare Isaiah 18:5 the King James Version).

(2) cur, "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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Bibliography Information

Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'SOUR'".  "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia".  1915.