Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

For, lo, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this.

Bible References

Our fathers

2 Chronicles 28:5
Therefore, the LORD his God delivered him into the hands of the king of Syria, and they smote him and carried away a great multitude of them captives and brought them to Damascus. And he was also delivered into the hands of the king of Israel, who smote him with a great slaughter.
Leviticus 26:17
And I will place my wrath upon you, and ye shall be slain before your enemies; those that hate you shall reign over you; and ye shall flee when no one pursues you.
Lamentations 5:7
Our fathers have sinned and are dead; and we have borne their chastisements.