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


In Context

41 And they shall burn thine houses with fire, and execute judgments upon thee in the sight of many women; and I will cause thee to cease from playing the harlot, and thou shalt also give no hire any more.

42 So will I satisfy my fury upon thee, and my jealousy shall depart from thee, and I will be quiet, and will be no more angry.

43 Because thou hast not remembered the days of thy youth, but hast fretted me in all these things; therefore behold, I also will bring thy way upon thine head, saith the Lord GOD: and thou shalt not commit this lewdness above all thine abominations.

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

45 Thou art thy mother's daughter, that loatheth her husband and her children; and thou art the sister of thy sisters, which loathed their husbands and their children: your mother was an Hittite, and your father an Amorite.

46 And thine elder sister is Samaria, that dwelleth at thy left hand, she and her daughters: 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 Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

16:44Behold every one that useth a common proverb, shall use this against thee, saying: As the mother was, so also is her 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 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.