Ezekiel 18:2
“What do you mean, that you use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, ‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge’?
World English Bible British with Deuterocanon
In The King James Version
In Context
1The LORD’s word came to me again, saying,
3“As I live,” says the Lord GOD, “you shall not use this proverb any more in Israel.
Cross References
Isaiah 3:15What do you mean that you crush my people, and grind the face of the poor?” says the Lord, GOD of Armies.
Jeremiah 31:29“In those days they will say no more, “‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge.’
Ezekiel 6:2“Son of man, set your face towards the mountains of Israel, and prophesy to them,
Ezekiel 17:12“Say now to the rebellious house, ‘Don’t you know what these things mean?’ Tell them, ‘Behold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, and took its king, and its princes, and brought them to him to Babylon.
Ezekiel 36:1You, son of man, prophesy to the mountains of Israel, and say, “You mountains of Israel, hear the LORD’s word.
Ezekiel 37:19tell them, ‘The Lord GOD says: “Behold, I will take the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel his companions; and I will put them with it, with the stick of Judah, and make them one stick, and they will be one in my hand.
Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 18:2-10
Proverb of the Sour Grapes; Reply to the Sour Grapes; Divine Judgments Vindicated. ( b. c. 593.) 1 The word of the Lord came unto me again, saying, 2 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? 3 As I live, saith the Lord God , ye shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Israel. 4 Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that… Read the whole commentary →