44Behold every one that useth a common proverb, shall use this against thee, saying: As the mother was, so also is her daughter.


In Context

41 41And they shall burn thy houses with fire, and shall execute judgments upon thee in the sight of many women: and thou shalt cease from fornication, and shalt give no hire any more.

42 And my indignation shall rest in thee: and my jealousy shall depart from thee, and I will cease and be angry no more.

43 Because thou hast not remembered the days of thy youth, but hast provoked me in all these things: wherefore I also have turned thy ways upon thy head, saith the Lord God, and I have not done according to thy wicked deeds in all thy abominations.

44 Behold every one that useth a common proverb, shall use this against thee, saying: As the mother was, so also is her daughter.

45 Thou art thy mother's daughter, that cast off her husband, and her children: and thou art the sister of thy sisters, who cast off their husbands, and their children: your mother was a Cethite, and your father an Amorrhite.

46 And thy elder sister is Samaria, she and her daughters that dwell at thy left hand: and thy younger sister that dwelleth at thy right hand is Sodom, and her daughters.

Ezekiel 16:44 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

16:44Behold, every one that useth proverbs shall use [this] proverb against thee, saying, As is the mother, [so is] her daughter.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

16:44" 'Everyone who quotes proverbs will quote this proverb about you: "Like mother, like daughter."

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

16:44Behold, every one that useth proverbs shall use this proverb against thee, saying, As is the mother, so is her daughter.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:44Behold, every one that useth proverbs shall speak in a proverb against thee, saying, As the mother, so is her daughter!

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

16:44Behold, every one that useth proverbs shall use this proverb against thee, saying, As is the mother, so is her daughter.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:44Behold, every one that useth proverbs shall use this proverb against thee, saying, As is the mother, so is her daughter.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:44Behold, everyone who uses proverbs shall use [this] proverb against you, saying, As is the mother, so is her daughter.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

16:44Lo, every one using a simile, Doth use a simile concerning thee, saying: As the mother — her daughter!

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

16:44Behold, every one that uses proverbs shall use this proverb against you, saying, As is the mother, so is her daughter.