''fell on stony ground''
2007-01-03 01:02:27 · 6 answers · asked by need help 911 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
its a bit like 'fell on deaf ears'. 'fell on deaf ears' means that your suggestion was not taken into consideration, and so 'fell on stoney ground' is similar in that your idea was not well appreciated or liked.
2007-01-03 01:10:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It comes from the Parable of the Sower. This was a story told by Jesus (Matthew 13: 1-9) about a farmer who sowed seed somewhat carelessly, so that some fell along the path and was eaten up by birds, some fell on stony ground, wher it hadn't enough soil to put down roots properly, with the result that although it flourished for a while it was scorched by the sun and withered quickly, and still more fell on good soil and flourished. The seed represents the Word of God. So if something is described as falling on stony ground, it means that it looks promising to start with, but has no real substance, so doesn't last for any length of time.
2007-01-03 01:55:23 · answer #2 · answered by Doethineb 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
MATTHEW 13: 1-9
The Parable of the Sower
1 That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the lake. 2 Such large crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat in it, while all the people stood on the shore. 3 Then he told them many things in parables, saying: "A farmer went out to sow his seed. 4 As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. 5 Some fell on rocky places (stony ground), where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow. 6 But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had no root. 7 Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants. 8 Still other seed fell on good soil, where it produced a crop—a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown. 9 He who has ears, let him hear."
2007-01-03 01:35:41 · answer #3 · answered by iplaybass1956 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's a simple metaphor, and not weird at all.
If a seed falls on stony ground then it is wasted, because it will never grow.
Originally a religious metaphor, it has come to be used more to describe those who are not capable of benefitting from instruction or education.
2007-01-03 01:10:05 · answer #4 · answered by langdonrjones 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Came upon Hard Times.
2007-01-03 01:10:29 · answer #5 · answered by Mustang Sally 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
As in accident???? Or, it could mean fell on hard times!
2007-01-03 01:46:29 · answer #6 · answered by boosha 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋