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


In Context

41 And burnt thy houses with fire, And done in thee judgments before the eyes of many women, And I have caused thee to cease from going a-whoring, And also a gift thou givest no more.

42 And I have caused My fury against thee to rest, And My jealousy hath turned aside from thee, And I have been quiet, and I am not angry any more.

43 Because thou hast not remembered the days of thy youth, And dost give trouble to Me in all these, Lo, even I also thy way at first gave up, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, And I did not this thought for all thine abominations.

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

45 Thy mother's daughter thou art, Loathing her husband and her sons, And thy sisters' sister thou art, Who loathed their husbands and their sons, Your mother is a Hittite, and your father an Amorite.

46 And thine elder sister is Samaria, she and her daughters, Who is dwelling at thy left hand, And thy younger sister, who is dwelling on 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 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 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.