Ezekiel 16:44 meaning and explanation

Behold, all who speak in proverbs will quote this proverb about you: ‘Like mother, like daughter.’

Ezekiel 16:44, Berean Standard Bible

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God speaks through Ezekiel to Jerusalem, and in verse 44 he cites a common saying. The proverb "Like mother, like daughter" means Jerusalem shares the character of her "mother," described in verse 45 as a Hittite, with an Amorite father, pointing to the idolatrous heritage of Canaan.

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