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Ezekiel 16:44

King James Version (KJV)

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Behold, every one that useth proverbs shall use [this] proverb against thee, saying, As [is] the mother, [so is] her daughter.

Ezekiel 16:44 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Ezekiel 16:44

Theological / Devotional

As is the mother. An example of the tendency of the Eastern mind to express experiences of life in the form of short, pithy sayings. Our modern counterpart to the proverb is, “Like father, like son.” The taunt of the proverb is that Israel, despite her boasted pride of superior ancestry, is actually no better than her Hittite predecessors (see on verse 3).

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