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?
The fathers
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?"