Ezequiel 16:44

44 Todos los que compongan refranes dirán de ti: “De tal madre, tal hija”.

Ezequiel 16:44 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 16:44

Behold, everyone that useth proverbs
That affects a proverbial way of sneaking that is witty and facetious, and has a talent at satirizing and scoffing, as some have had; such were Lucian and others: shall use [this] proverb against thee;
signifying that the sins of the Jews should be well known and exposed, and they should become the subject of the gibes and jeers of men: saying, as [is] the mother, [so is] her daughter;
an ancient and common proverb, used to express a likeness and agreement between persons their nature and disposition, in their behaviour, conduct, and conversation. So the Targum,

``as are the works of the mother, so those of the daughter;''

the mother is the land of Canaan, and the daughter the congregation of Israel, as Kimchi. The Jews were the successors of the old Canaanites, and they imitated them in their practices; and, because both of their succession and imitation, they are called the daughter of them; a bad daughter of a bad mother.

Ezequiel 16:44 In-Context

42 »”Finalmente desahogaré mi furia contra ti, y se calmará el enojo de mis celos. Quedaré tranquilo y ya no estaré enojado contigo.

43 No obstante, primero, te daré tu merecido por todos tus pecados, porque no recordaste los días de tu juventud, sino que me hiciste enojar con todas esas maldades, dice el Señor
Soberano. Pues a todos tus pecados detestables les sumaste actos depravados.

44 Todos los que compongan refranes dirán de ti: “De tal madre, tal hija”.

45 Pues tu madre despreció a su esposo y a sus hijos, y tú hiciste lo mismo. Eres igual a tus hermanas, que despreciaron a sus esposos y a sus hijos. Queda claro que tu madre era hitita, y tu padre amorreo.

46 »”Tu hermana mayor fue Samaria, que vivía con sus hijas en el norte. Tu hermana menor fue Sodoma, que vivía con sus hijas en el sur.