Lamentations 5:7

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Our ancestors sinned against you, and now they are dead. And we are suffering because of their sins.

Cross References

Jeremiah 31:29

“People will not use this saying anymore: ‘The parents ate the sour grapes, but the children got the sour taste.’

Jeremiah 16:12

But you people have sinned more than your ancestors. You are very stubborn, and you are doing only what you want to do. You are not obeying me. Because you do only what you want to do,

Ezekiel 18:2

“Why do you people say this proverb: ‘The parents ate the sour grapes, but the children got the sour taste’?”

Jeremiah 14:20

Lord, we know that we are wicked. We know that our ancestors did evil things. Yes, we sinned against you.

Exodus 20:5

Don’t worship or serve idols of any kind, because I, the Lord, am your God. I hate my people worshiping other gods. People who sin against me become my enemies, and I will punish them. And I will punish their children, their grandchildren, and even their great-grandchildren.

Jeremiah 31:15

This is what the Lord says: “A sound is heard in Ramah— bitter crying and great sadness. Rachel cries for her children, and she refuses to be comforted, because her children are gone.”

Genesis 42:36

Jacob said to them, “Do you want me to lose all of my children? Joseph is gone. Simeon is gone, and now you want to take Benjamin away too!”

Zechariah 1:5

“Your ancestors are gone, and those prophets did not live forever.

Job 7:21

Why don’t you just pardon me for doing wrong? Why don’t you just forgive me for my sins? Soon I will die and be in my grave. You will search for me, but I will be gone.”

Job 7:8

Those who see me now will never see me again. You watch me for a while, but then I am gone.

Genesis 42:13

And the brothers said, “No, sir, we come as servants from Canaan. We are all brothers, sons of the same father. There were twelve brothers in our family. Our youngest brother is still at home with our father, and the other brother died a long time ago.”

Numbers 14:18

You said, ‘The Lord is slow to become angry. He is full of great love. He forgives those who are guilty and break the law. But he always punishes those who are guilty. He punishes them, and he also punishes their children, their grandchildren, and even their great-grandchildren for those bad things.’

Jeremiah 16:11

You must tell them: ‘Terrible things will happen to you because your ancestors stopped following me.’ This message is from the Lord. ‘They stopped following me and began to follow and serve other gods. They worshiped those other gods. Your ancestors left me and stopped obeying my law.

Ezekiel 16:58

Now you must suffer for the terrible things you did.” This is what the Lord said.