Lamentations 5:7

New Living Translation

Our ancestors sinned, but they have died— and we are suffering the punishment they deserved!

Cross References

Genesis 42:13

“Sir,” they said, “there are actually twelve of us. We, your servants, are all brothers, sons of a man living in the land of Canaan. Our youngest brother is back there with our father right now, and one of our brothers is no longer with us.”

Genesis 42:36

Jacob exclaimed, “You are robbing me of my children! Joseph is gone! Simeon is gone! And now you want to take Benjamin, too. Everything is going against me!”

Job 7:21

Why not just forgive my sin and take away my guilt? For soon I will lie down in the dust and die. When you look for me, I will be gone.”

Job 7:8

You see me now, but not for long. You will look for me, but I will be gone.

Exodus 20:5

You must not bow down to them or worship them, for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God who will not tolerate your affection for any other gods. I lay the sins of the parents upon their children; the entire family is affected—even children in the third and fourth generations of those who reject me.

Jeremiah 14:20

Lord, we confess our wickedness and that of our ancestors, too. We all have sinned against you.

Jeremiah 16:11

“Then you will give them the Lord’s reply: ‘It is because your ancestors were unfaithful to me. They worshiped other gods and served them. They abandoned me and did not obey my word.

Jeremiah 16:12

And you are even worse than your ancestors! You stubbornly follow your own evil desires and refuse to listen to me.

Jeremiah 31:15

This is what the Lord says: “A cry is heard in Ramah— deep anguish and bitter weeping. Rachel weeps for her children, refusing to be comforted— for her children are gone.”

Jeremiah 31:29

“The people will no longer quote this proverb: ‘The parents have eaten sour grapes, but their children’s mouths pucker at the taste.’

Ezekiel 16:58

This is your punishment for all your lewdness and detestable sins, says the Lord.

Ezekiel 18:2

“Why do you quote this proverb concerning the land of Israel: ‘The parents have eaten sour grapes, but their children’s mouths pucker at the taste’?

Zechariah 1:5

“Where are your ancestors now? They and the prophets are long dead.

Numbers 14:18

‘The Lord is slow to anger and filled with unfailing love, forgiving every kind of sin and rebellion. But he does not excuse the guilty. He lays the sins of the parents upon their children; the entire family is affected—even children in the third and fourth generations.’