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Ezekiel 16:44 Cross-References
Explore 11 cross-references for Ezekiel 16:44 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Ezekiel chapter 16 verse 44 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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 on Ezekiel 16:44
Every one that useth proverbs shall use this proverb against thee—the Hebrew mashal (מָשָׁל) means both proverb and taunt-song. Jerusalem, once exalted as God's city, will become a byword of shame among nations. As is the mother, so is her daughter establishes the principle of inherited corruption and spiritual genealogy.This proverbial saying would cut deeply in an honor-shame culture where family reputation was paramount. The proverb implies that Jerusalem's wickedness isn't aberrational but consistent with her pagan origins (v. 3—'thy father was an Amorite, thy mother a Hittite'). Despite G...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Ezekiel 16:44
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“that you use this proverb concerning the land of Israel”
“and learned their works.”
“Out of the wicked comes forth wickedness; but my hand shall not be on you.”
“Thus says the Lord Yahweh to Jerusalem: Your birth and your birth is of the land of the Canaanite; the Amorite was your father”
“the princes drew near to me”
“But they hearkened not: and Manasseh seduced them to do more evil than did the nations whom the LORD destroyed before the children of Israel.”
“as did the nations whom Yahweh carried away before them; and they worked wicked things to provoke Yahweh to anger;”
“who loathes her husband and her children; and you are the sister of your sisters”
“when Ahab heard that Naboth was dead”
“and his covenant that he made with their fathers”