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Ezekiel 16:44
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Ezekiel 16:44
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44 “Behold, everyone (A)who uses proverbs will use this proverb about you: ‘Like mother, like daughter.’
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Ezekiel 16:44
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Ezekiel 16:44
New International Version
44 “‘Everyone who quotes proverbs(A) will quote this proverb about you: “Like mother, like daughter.”
Ezekiel 18:2-3
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Ezekiel 18:2-3
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2 “What do you[a] mean (A)by repeating this proverb concerning the land of Israel, (B)‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge’? 3 (C)As I live, declares the Lord God, (D)this proverb shall no more be used by you in Israel.
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- Ezekiel 18:2 The Hebrew for you is plural
Ezekiel 18:2-3
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Ezekiel 18:2-3
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2 “What do you people mean by quoting this proverb about the land of Israel:
“‘The parents eat sour grapes,
and the children’s teeth are set on edge’?(A)
3 “As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Lord, you will no longer quote this proverb(B) in Israel.
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