Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 18:1-32
Ezekiel 18:2 . The fathers have eaten sour (unripe) grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge. Chaldaic, the children follow them. This proverb threw the blame on their fathers, on Adam, on the unbelievers in the desert, and on Manasseh, who went to great excesses. Horace rebukes the Romans; no marvel then that the prophets should do the same. Delicta majorum immeritus lues, Romane. Ezekiel 18:4 . All souls are mine. As the Judge, my hands are clean, my laws are holy, my... read more
Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 18:1-32
Chapter 18Now there are instructions for those who have been taken to Babylon, and Ezekiel now turns and speaks to them.The word of the LORD came unto me, saying, What mean ye, 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? ( Ezekiel 18:1-2 )Now, it is interesting that Ezekiel was in Babylon, and this proverb was at that time being spoken in Babylon. They're going around saying, "Well, our fathers... read more