Lamentations 5:7

New Century Version

Our ancestors sinned against you, but they are gone; now we suffer because of their sins.

Cross References

Genesis 42:13

And they said, “We are ten of twelve brothers, sons of the same father, and we live in the land of Canaan. Our youngest brother is there with our father right now, and our other brother is gone.”

Genesis 42:36

Their father Jacob said to them, “You are robbing me of all my children. Joseph is gone, Simeon is gone, and now you want to take Benjamin away, too. Everything is against me.”

Job 7:21

Why don’t you pardon my wrongs and forgive my sins? I will soon lie down in the dust of death. Then you will search for me, but I will be no more.”

Job 7:8

Those who see me now will see me no more; you will look for me, but I will be gone.

Exodus 20:5

You must not worship or serve any idol, because I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God. If you hate me, I will punish your children, and even your grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Jeremiah 14:20

Lord, we admit that we are wicked and that our ancestors did evil things. We have sinned against you.

Jeremiah 16:11

“Then say to them: ‘This is because your ancestors quit following me,’ says the Lord. ‘And they followed other gods and served and worshiped them. Your ancestors left me and quit obeying my teaching.

Jeremiah 16:12

But you have done even more evil than your ancestors. You are very stubborn and do only what you want to do; you have not obeyed me.

Jeremiah 31:15

This is what the Lord says: “A voice was heard in Ramah of painful crying and deep sadness: Rachel crying for her children. She refused to be comforted, because her children are dead!”

Jeremiah 31:29

“At that time people will no longer say: ‘The parents have eaten sour grapes, and that caused the children to grind their teeth from the sour taste.’

Ezekiel 16:58

This is your punishment for your terrible sins and for actions that I hate, says the Lord.

Ezekiel 18:2

“What do you mean by using this saying about the land of Israel: ‘The parents have eaten sour grapes, and that caused the children to grind their teeth from the sour taste’?

Zechariah 1:5

Your ancestors are dead, and those prophets didn’t live forever.

Numbers 14:18

‘The Lord doesn’t become angry quickly, but he has great love. He forgives sin and law breaking. But the Lord never forgets to punish guilty people. When parents sin, he will also punish their children, their grandchildren, their great-grandchildren, and their great-great-grandchildren.’