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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/16.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/ezekiel/16.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />&#8220&#8217Everyone who quotes proverbs will quote this proverb about you: &#8220Like mother, like daughter.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/16.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Everyone who makes up proverbs will say of you, ‘Like mother, like daughter.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/16.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“Behold, everyone who uses proverbs will use this proverb about you: ‘Like mother, like daughter.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/16.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Behold, all who speak in proverbs will quote this proverb about you: ‘Like mother, like daughter.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/16.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Behold, every one that useth proverbs shall use <i>this</i> proverb against thee, saying, As <i>is</i> the mother, <i>so is</i> her daughter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/16.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“Indeed everyone who quotes proverbs will use <i>this</i> proverb against you: ‘Like mother, like daughter!’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Behold, everyone who quotes proverbs will quote <i>this</i> proverb about you, saying, ‘Like mother, like daughter.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/16.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Behold, everyone who quotes proverbs will quote this proverb concerning you, saying, &#8216Like mother, like daughter.&#8217<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/16.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Behold, everyone who quotes proverbs will quote <i>this</i> proverb concerning you, saying, ‘Like mother, like daughter.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/16.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“Behold, everyone who quotes proverbs will quote <i>this</i> proverb concerning you, saying, ‘Like mother, like daughter.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/16.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Behold, everyone who uses proverbs will use this proverb against you: ‘Like mother, like daughter.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/16.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“ ‘Look, everyone who uses proverbs will quote this proverb about you: “Like mother, like daughter.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Look, everyone who uses proverbs will say this proverb about you: Like mother, like daughter. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/16.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Behold, every one that useth proverbs shall use this proverb against thee, saying, As is the mother, so is her daughter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/16.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />People will use this saying about you, Jerusalem: "If the mother is bad, so is her daughter." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/16.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Behold, every one that useth proverbs shall use this proverb against thee, saying, As is the mother, so is her daughter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/16.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />" 'Everyone who uses proverbs will speak the following saying against you: Like mother, like daughter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/16.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The LORD said, "People will use this proverb about you, Jerusalem: 'Like mother, like daughter.' <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/16.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Now, everyone who likes proverbs will quote this proverb about you, 'Like mother, like daughter.' <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/16.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Behold, all who speak in proverbs will quote this proverb about you: ?Like mother, like daughter.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/16.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"'Observe--everyone who quotes proverbs will quote this proverb about you: "Like mother, like daughter."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/16.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"'Look, everyone who uses proverbs shall use this proverb against you, saying, "As is the mother, so is her daughter."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/16.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Behold, every one that useth proverbs shall use this proverb against thee, saying, As is the mother, so is her daughter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/16.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“‘“Behold, everyone who uses proverbs will use this proverb against you, saying, ‘As is the mother, so is her daughter.’ <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/16.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Behold, everyone using the allegory against you, "" Uses [this] allegory concerning [you], saying, "" As the mother—her daughter!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/16.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Lo, every one using a simile, Doth use a simile concerning thee, saying: As the mother -- her daughter!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/16.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Behold, all using parables will use a parable against thee, saying, As the mother, the daughter.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/16.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Behold every one that useth a common proverb, shall use this against thee, saying: As the mother was, so also is her daughter. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/16.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Behold, all who speak a common proverb will take this up against you, saying: ‘Like the mother, so also is her daughter.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/16.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />See, everyone who makes proverbs will make this proverb about you, “Like mother, like daughter.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/16.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />See, everyone who uses proverbs will use this proverb about you, “Like mother, like daughter.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/16.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Behold, every one who uses a proverb shall use this proverb against you, saying, As is the mother, so is her daughter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/16.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And everyone who speaks a parable will speak a parable about you, and the daughter will speak as her mother<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/16.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Behold, every one that useth proverbs shall use this proverb against thee, saying: As the mother, so her daughter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/16.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />These are all the things they have spoken against thee in a proverb, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/16-44.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=3952" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/16.htm">Judgment on Jerusalem</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">43</span>Because you did not remember the days of your youth, but enraged Me with all these things, I will surely bring your deeds down upon your own head, declares the Lord GOD. Have you not committed this lewdness on top of all your other abominations? <span class="reftext">44</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: hin·nêh (Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!">Behold,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/4911.htm" title="4911: ham·mō·šêl (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- Denominative from mashal; to liken, i.e. to use figurative language; intransitively, to resemble.">who speak in proverbs</a> <a href="/hebrew/4911.htm" title="4911: yim·šōl (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- Denominative from mashal; to liken, i.e. to use figurative language; intransitively, to resemble.">will quote this proverb</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: lê·mōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·la·yiḵ (Prep:: 2fs) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">about you:</a> <a href="/hebrew/517.htm" title="517: kə·’im·māh (Prep-k:: N-fsc:: 3fs) -- A mother. A primitive word; a mother; in a wide sense (like 'ab).">‘Like mother,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323: bit·tāh (N-fsc:: 3fs) -- Daughter. From banah; a daughter.">like daughter.’</a> </span><span class="reftext">45</span>You are the daughter of your mother, who despised her husband and children. You are the sister of your sisters, who despised their husbands and children. Your mother was a Hittite and your father an Amorite.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-29.htm">Jeremiah 31:29-30</a></span><br />“In those days, it will no longer be said: ‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the teeth of the children are set on edge.’ / Instead, each will die for his own iniquity. If anyone eats the sour grapes, his own teeth will be set on edge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/5-7.htm">Lamentations 5:7</a></span><br />Our fathers sinned and are no more, but we bear their punishment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-31.htm">Matthew 23:31-32</a></span><br />So you testify against yourselves that you are the sons of those who murdered the prophets. / Fill up, then, the measure of the sin of your fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/8-39.htm">John 8:39-41</a></span><br />“Abraham is our father,” they replied. “If you were children of Abraham,” said Jesus, “you would do the works of Abraham. / But now you are trying to kill Me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. Abraham never did such a thing. / You are doing the works of your father.” “We are not illegitimate children,” they declared. “Our only Father is God Himself.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-41.htm">2 Kings 17:41</a></span><br />So these nations worshiped the LORD but also served their idols, and to this day their children and grandchildren continue to do as their fathers did.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/4-6.htm">Hosea 4:6-9</a></span><br />My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you as My priests. Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your children. / The more they multiplied, the more they sinned against Me; they exchanged their Glory for a thing of disgrace. / They feed on the sins of My people and set their hearts on iniquity. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/3-12.htm">Isaiah 3:12</a></span><br />Youths oppress My people, and women rule over them. O My people, your guides mislead you; they turn you from your paths.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/12-34.htm">Matthew 12:34</a></span><br />You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/11-47.htm">Luke 11:47-48</a></span><br />Woe to you! For you build tombs for the prophets, but it was your fathers who killed them. / So you are witnesses consenting to the deeds of your fathers: They killed the prophets, and you build their tombs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/2-1.htm">Romans 2:1-3</a></span><br />You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on another. For on whatever grounds you judge the other, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things. / And we know that God’s judgment against those who do such things is based on truth. / So when you, O man, pass judgment on others, yet do the same things, do you think you will escape God’s judgment?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-18.htm">1 Peter 1:18</a></span><br />For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life you inherited from your forefathers,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/20-5.htm">Exodus 20:5</a></span><br />You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/24-16.htm">Deuteronomy 24:16</a></span><br />Fathers shall not be put to death for their children, nor children for their fathers; each is to die for his own sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/22-6.htm">Proverbs 22:6</a></span><br />Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/65-7.htm">Isaiah 65:7</a></span><br />both for your iniquities and for those of your fathers,” says the LORD. “Because they burned incense on the mountains and scorned Me on the hills, I will measure into their laps full payment for their former deeds.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Behold, every one that uses proverbs shall use this proverb against you, saying, As is the mother, so is her daughter.</p><p class="hdg">every</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/18-2.htm">Ezekiel 18:2,3</a></b></br> 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? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/24-13.htm">1 Samuel 24:13</a></b></br> As saith the proverb of the ancients, Wickedness proceedeth from the wicked: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.</p><p class="hdg">As is</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/16-3.htm">Ezekiel 16:3,45</a></b></br> And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD unto Jerusalem; Thy birth and thy nativity <i>is</i> of the land of Canaan; thy father <i>was</i> an Amorite, and thy mother an Hittite… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/21-16.htm">1 Kings 21:16</a></b></br> And it came to pass, when Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, that Ahab rose up to go down to the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, to take possession of it.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/17-11.htm">2 Kings 17:11,15</a></b></br> And there they burnt incense in all the high places, as <i>did</i> the heathen whom the LORD carried away before them; and wrought wicked things to provoke the LORD to anger: … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/14-8.htm">Common</a> <a href="/ezekiel/14-20.htm">Daughter</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-3.htm">Mother</a> <a href="/ezekiel/14-8.htm">Proverb</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/12-9.htm">Proverbs</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-23.htm">Quote</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-22.htm">Simile</a> <a href="/ezekiel/14-9.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/ezekiel/15-3.htm">Use</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-13.htm">Uses</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-13.htm">Useth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/9-5.htm">Using</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/22-26.htm">Common</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-45.htm">Daughter</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-45.htm">Mother</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-2.htm">Proverb</a> <a href="/john/16-25.htm">Proverbs</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-3.htm">Quote</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-2.htm">Simile</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-2.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-2.htm">Use</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-6.htm">Uses</a> <a href="/1_timothy/1-8.htm">Useth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-2.htm">Using</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 16</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/16-1.htm">Under the parable of a wretched infant is shown the natural state of Jerusalem</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/16-6.htm">God's extraordinary love toward her,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/16-15.htm">Her grievous judgment</a></span><br><span class="reftext">35. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/16-35.htm">Her sin, equal to her mother, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">46. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/16-46.htm">and exceeding her sisters, Sodom and Samaria, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">59. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/16-59.htm">calls for judgments</a></span><br><span class="reftext">60. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/16-60.htm">Mercy is promised her in the end</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/16.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ezekiel/16.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Behold, all who speak in proverbs</b><br>This phrase introduces the use of a proverb, a common teaching tool in ancient Israelite culture. Proverbs were often used to convey wisdom and moral lessons succinctly. The use of proverbs is prevalent throughout the Bible, notably in the Book of Proverbs, which is attributed to Solomon. In this context, the proverb serves as a divine indictment against Jerusalem, highlighting the city's moral and spiritual failings.<p><b>will quote this proverb about you:</b><br>The use of "about you" indicates a direct address to Jerusalem, personified as a woman in this chapter. This personalization emphasizes the intimate and covenantal relationship between God and His people. The prophetic literature often uses such direct addresses to convey the seriousness of the message. The proverb is not just a general saying but is specifically applied to Jerusalem, underscoring the city's guilt and the inevitability of judgment.<p><b>‘Like mother, like daughter.’</b><br>This phrase suggests a hereditary transmission of behavior and character, implying that Jerusalem has followed in the sinful ways of its predecessors. In the broader context of <a href="/ezekiel/16.htm">Ezekiel 16</a>, the "mother" can be seen as the Canaanite nations, whose idolatrous practices Israel adopted. This reflects the biblical theme of generational sin and the consequences of straying from God's commandments. The phrase also echoes the biblical principle found in <a href="/exodus/20-5.htm">Exodus 20:5</a>, where the iniquity of the fathers is visited upon the children. This proverb serves as a stark reminder of the importance of faithfulness to God and the dangers of cultural assimilation into ungodly practices.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet of God who ministered to the Israelites during their Babylonian exile. He is known for his vivid visions and symbolic actions.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city being addressed in this chapter, symbolically represented as an unfaithful wife in Ezekiel's prophecy.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/proverb.htm">Proverb</a></b><br>A common saying or adage used to convey a moral lesson or truth. In this context, it is used to illustrate the inherited sinful behavior of Jerusalem.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/mother_and_daughter.htm">Mother and Daughter</a></b><br>Symbolic representation of the generational sin and unfaithfulness of the people of Jerusalem, likening their actions to those of their ancestors.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The people of God who are being admonished for their idolatry and unfaithfulness, which mirrors the behavior of their forebears.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/generational_influence.htm">Generational Influence</a></b><br>Recognize the impact of family and cultural heritage on personal behavior and spiritual life. Reflect on how past influences shape current actions and beliefs.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/personal_responsibility.htm">Personal Responsibility</a></b><br>While generational sin is a reality, each individual is responsible for their own actions. Seek God's guidance to break negative cycles and establish a new legacy of faithfulness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_redemption.htm">Repentance and Redemption</a></b><br>Embrace the opportunity for repentance and redemption through Christ. No matter the past, God offers a new beginning and the power to overcome inherited sin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/proverbs_and_wisdom.htm">Proverbs and Wisdom</a></b><br>Understand the role of proverbs and wise sayings in conveying truth. Use them as tools for reflection and growth in spiritual wisdom.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_accountability.htm">Community and Accountability</a></b><br>Engage with a community of believers for support and accountability. Encourage one another to live in a way that honors God and breaks free from past sins.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_16.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 16</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_ezekiel_16_3_say_jerusalem's_ancestry_is_amorite_and_hittite.htm">How can Ezekiel 16:3 claim Jerusalem’s ancestry is Amorite and Hittite when historical records emphasize Israel’s descent from Abraham? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_proverbs_2_16_unfairly_target_women.htm">Proverbs 2:16 warns against the adulterous woman--does this single out women unfairly and conflict with other biblical calls for mutual respect?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/was_hagar_abraham's_wife_or_concubine.htm">What does Proverbs 16:18 mean about pride?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_reconcile_early_deaths_of_the_faithful.htm">Proverbs 16:31 declares that gray hair, or old age, is a crown of glory for the righteous--how do we reconcile this with the early deaths of many who lead faithful and moral lives?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/16.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(44) <span class= "bld">As is the mother.</span>--The sin of the people had become so notorious as to attract general attention, and lead to the application of this proverb. The nativity of Israel described in <a href="/ezekiel/16-3.htm" title="And say, Thus said the Lord GOD to Jerusalem; Your birth and your nativity is of the land of Canaan; your father was an Amorite, and your mother an Hittite.">Ezekiel 16:3</a> is here in mind, and the proverb becomes equivalent to saying, these sins belong to every people living in Canaan; once practised by the Amorites and Hittites, they are now continued by the Israelites.<span class= "bld"><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/16.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 44.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Every one that speaketh proverbs,</span> etc. As in <a href="/ezekiel/18-2.htm">Ezekiel 18:2</a>, we have an example of the tendency of the Eastern mind to condense the experience of life into the form of proverbial sayings. Here the proverb expresses what we call the doctrine of <span class="accented">heredite.</span> We say, in such cases, "Like father, like son;" but the feeling of the East recognized, especially in the case of daughters, that the mother's influence was predominant. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/16-44.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Behold,</span><br /><span class="heb">הִנֵּה֙</span> <span class="translit">(hin·nêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2009.htm">Strong's 2009: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo! behold!</span><br /><br /><span class="word">everyone</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who quotes proverbs</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמֹּשֵׁ֔ל</span> <span class="translit">(ham·mō·šêl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4911.htm">Strong's 4911: </a> </span><span class="str2">To liken, to use, language, in, to resemble</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will recite this proverb</span><br /><span class="heb">יִמְשֹׁ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(yim·šōl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4911.htm">Strong's 4911: </a> </span><span class="str2">To liken, to use, language, in, to resemble</span><br /><br /><span class="word">about you:</span><br /><span class="heb">עָלַ֥יִךְ</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·la·yiḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Like mother,</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּאִמָּ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(kə·’im·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_517.htm">Strong's 517: </a> </span><span class="str2">A mother, )</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like daughter.”</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּתָּֽהּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(bit·tāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1323.htm">Strong's 1323: </a> </span><span class="str2">A daughter</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/16-44.htm">Ezekiel 16:44 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/16-44.htm">Ezekiel 16:44 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/16-44.htm">Ezekiel 16:44 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/16-44.htm">Ezekiel 16:44 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/16-44.htm">Ezekiel 16:44 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/16-44.htm">Ezekiel 16:44 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/16-44.htm">Ezekiel 16:44 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/16-44.htm">Ezekiel 16:44 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/16-44.htm">Ezekiel 16:44 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/16-44.htm">Ezekiel 16:44 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/16-44.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 16:44 Behold everyone who uses proverbs shall use (Ezek. 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