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43 “‘Because you did not remember the days of your youth and have enraged me with all these deeds, I hereby repay you for what you have done,[a] declares the Sovereign Lord. Have you not engaged in prostitution on top of all your other abominable practices?

44 “‘Observe—everyone who quotes proverbs will quote this proverb about you: “Like mother, like daughter.” 45 You are the daughter of your mother, who detested her husband and her sons, and you are the sister of your sisters, who detested their husbands and their sons. Your mother was a Hittite and your father an Amorite.

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  1. Ezekiel 16:43 tn Heb “your way on (your) head I have placed.”

43 “‘Because you did not remember(A) the days of your youth but enraged me with all these things, I will surely bring down(B) on your head what you have done, declares the Sovereign Lord. Did you not add lewdness to all your other detestable practices?(C)

44 “‘Everyone who quotes proverbs(D) will quote this proverb about you: “Like mother, like daughter.” 45 You are a true daughter of your mother, who despised(E) her husband(F) and her children; and you are a true sister of your sisters, who despised their husbands and their children. Your mother was a Hittite and your father an Amorite.(G)

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