The Meaning of Ezekiel 16:44 Explained

Ezekiel 16:44

KJV: Behold, every one that useth proverbs shall use this proverb against thee, saying, As is the mother, so is her daughter.

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

Darby: Behold, every one that useth proverbs shall speak in a proverb against thee, saying, As the mother, so is her daughter!

ASV: Behold, every one that useth proverbs shall use this proverb against thee, saying, As is the mother, so is her daughter.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Behold, every one that useth proverbs  shall use [this] proverb  against thee, saying,  As [is] the mother,  [so is] her daughter. 

What does Ezekiel 16:44 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Ezekiel 16

1  Under the parable of a wretched infant is shown the natural state of Jerusalem
6  God's extraordinary love toward her,
15  Her grievous judgment
35  Her sin, equal to her mother,
46  and exceeding her sisters, Sodom and Samaria,
59  calls for judgments
60  Mercy is promised her in the end

What do the individual words in Ezekiel 16:44 mean?

Indeed everyone who quotes proverbs against you will use [this] proverb - Like mother like daughter
הִנֵּה֙ כָּל־ הַמֹּשֵׁ֔ל עָלַ֥יִךְ יִמְשֹׁ֖ל לֵאמֹ֑ר כְּאִמָּ֖ה בִּתָּֽהּ

הִנֵּה֙  Indeed 
Parse: Interjection
Root: הִנֵּה  
Sense: behold, lo, see, if.
כָּל־  everyone 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
הַמֹּשֵׁ֔ל  who  quotes  proverbs 
Parse: Article, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: מָשַׁל 
Sense: to represent, liken, be like.
עָלַ֥יִךְ  against  you 
Parse: Preposition, second person feminine singular
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
יִמְשֹׁ֖ל  will  use  [this]  proverb 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: מָשַׁל 
Sense: to represent, liken, be like.
לֵאמֹ֑ר    - 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
כְּאִמָּ֖ה  Like  mother 
Parse: Preposition-k, Noun, feminine singular construct, third person feminine singular
Root: אֵם  
Sense: mother.
בִּתָּֽהּ  like  daughter 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person feminine singular
Root: בַּת  
Sense: daughter.