Ezekiel 18:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ezekiel 18:2 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ezekiel 18:2 is a verse from the book of Ezekiel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "What mean ye, that ye use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and th..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ezekiel 18:2 — KJV
“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?”
— Ezekiel 18:2 (KJV)
Ezekiel 18:2 in Context — About the Book of Ezekiel
Ezekiel saw heaven opened from a refugee camp in Babylon — wheels of fire, a valley of dry bones rattling to life, and a river flowing from God's temple that heals everything it touches. His message: God's glory departs from sin but returns with resurrection power and a brand-new heart.
Cross-References for Ezekiel 18:2
“In those days they shall say no more, The fathers have eaten a sour grape, and the children's teeth are set on edge.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 18:2: fathers, eaten, sour
“And the children of Israel did according to all that the LORD commanded Moses: so they pitched by their standards, and so they set forward, every one after their families, according to the house of their fathers.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 18:2: use, israel, fathers
“And he spake unto the children of Israel, saying, When your children shall ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean these stones? in time...: Heb. to morrow”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 18:2: mean, israel, saying
“For the children of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness, till all the people that were men of war, which came out of Egypt, were consumed, because they obeyed not the voice of the LORD: unto whom the LORD sware that he would not shew them the land, which the LORD sware unto their fathers that he would give us, a land that floweth with milk and honey.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 18:2: use, land, israel
“Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; I made a covenant with your fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondmen, saying,”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 18:2: use, land, israel
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