Ezekiel 18:2

"Why do you cite this proverb when you talk about Israel's land: "The fathers eat sour grapes but it's their children's teeth that have become numb.'

Isaiah 3:15

How dare you crush my people as you grind down the face of the poor?" declares the Lord GOD of the Heavenly Armies.

Lamentations 5:7

Our ancestors sinned and no longer exist yet we continue to bear the consequences of their sin.

Jeremiah 31:29-30

"In those days people will no longer say, "The fathers have eaten sour grapes, but the children's teeth have been set on edge.'

Jeremiah 15:4

I'll make them a horrifying sight to all the kingdoms of the earth because of what Hezekiah's son Manasseh, king of Judah, did in Jerusalem.

Ezekiel 6:2-3

"Son of Man," he said, "turn your face to oppose the mountains of Israel and prophesy against them.

Ezekiel 7:2

"Son of Man, this is what Lord GOD says to the land of Israel: "It's over! All four corners of the land are out of time!

Ezekiel 17:12

"Tell my rebellious house, "Don't you know what these things mean? Look! The king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, captured her king and princes, and took them with him to Babylon.

Ezekiel 25:3

Tell the Ammonites: "Listen to a message from the Lord GOD! This is what the Lord GOD says: "Because you have said, "Aha!' about my sanctuary when it was desecrated, about the land of Israel when it became desolate, and about the households of Judah when they went into exile,

Ezekiel 36:1-6

"Now as for you, Son of Man, prophesy to Israel's mountains and tell them, "Listen to this message from the LORD, you mountains of Israel:

Ezekiel 37:11

"These bones represent the entire house of Israel," the LORD explained to me. "Look how they keep saying, "Our bones are dried up, and our future is lost. We've been completely eliminated!'

Ezekiel 37:19

you are to tell them, "This is what the LORD says: "Watch me! I'm taking the baton that represents Joseph, which Ephraim is holding in his hand, along with his companions the tribes of Israel, and I'm going to join them with the baton that represents Judah. I'm making them a single baton, that is, a complete baton in my hand."

Ezekiel 37:25

They will live in the land that I gave to my servant Jacob and on which your ancestors lived. They will live in that land, along with their children and grandchildren, forever. David my servant will be their everlasting leader.

Matthew 23:36

I tell all of you with certainty, all these things will happen to those living today."

Romans 9:20

On the contrary, who are you mere man that you are to talk back to God? Can an object that was molded say to the one who molded it, "Why did you make me like this?"

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

What mean ye, that ye use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge?

General references

Bible References

Mean

Ezekiel 17:12
"Tell my rebellious house, "Don't you know what these things mean? Look! The king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, captured her king and princes, and took them with him to Babylon.
Isaiah 3:15
How dare you crush my people as you grind down the face of the poor?" declares the Lord GOD of the Heavenly Armies.
Romans 9:20
On the contrary, who are you mere man that you are to talk back to God? Can an object that was molded say to the one who molded it, "Why did you make me like this?"

The land

Ezekiel 6:2
"Son of Man," he said, "turn your face to oppose the mountains of Israel and prophesy against them.
Ezekiel 7:2
"Son of Man, this is what Lord GOD says to the land of Israel: "It's over! All four corners of the land are out of time!
Ezekiel 25:3
Tell the Ammonites: "Listen to a message from the Lord GOD! This is what the Lord GOD says: "Because you have said, "Aha!' about my sanctuary when it was desecrated, about the land of Israel when it became desolate, and about the households of Judah when they went into exile,
Ezekiel 36:1
"Now as for you, Son of Man, prophesy to Israel's mountains and tell them, "Listen to this message from the LORD, you mountains of Israel:
Ezekiel 37:11
"These bones represent the entire house of Israel," the LORD explained to me. "Look how they keep saying, "Our bones are dried up, and our future is lost. We've been completely eliminated!'

The fathers

Jeremiah 15:4
I'll make them a horrifying sight to all the kingdoms of the earth because of what Hezekiah's son Manasseh, king of Judah, did in Jerusalem.
Jeremiah 31:29
"In those days people will no longer say, "The fathers have eaten sour grapes, but the children's teeth have been set on edge.'
Lamentations 5:7
Our ancestors sinned and no longer exist yet we continue to bear the consequences of their sin.
Matthew 23:36
I tell all of you with certainty, all these things will happen to those living today."

General references

Jeremiah 31:29
"In those days people will no longer say, "The fathers have eaten sour grapes, but the children's teeth have been set on edge.'
Ezekiel 18:29
Yet Israel's house keeps saying, "The LORD isn't being consistent with his standards.' Is it my behavior that's inconsistent with my standards? Is it not your behavior that's inconsistent with my standards?"

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