Ezekiel 16:45

“You are the daughter of your mother, who loathed her husband and her sons; and you are the sister of your sisters, who loathed their husbands and their sons. Your mother was a Hittite, and your father an Amorite.”

Ezekiel 16:45 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 16:45, word by word

are the daughterבַּתbat

daughter

A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.

Where else “bat” appears
of your motherאִמֵּime

mother

The woman who gives birth to and raises her children, and who is owed honor.

Where else “ime” appears
who loathedגֹּעֶלֶתgoelet

loathe

To reject something in disgust.

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her husbandאִישָׁisha

husband

Literally "her man": the one married to her.

Where else “isha” appears
and her sonsבָנֶיvane

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

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are the sisterאֲחוֹתachot

sister

A woman who has the same parents as another person, or belongs to their family.

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was a Hittiteחִתִּיתchitit

Hittite

Hittite: a descendant of Heth, one of the peoples of Canaan.

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and your fatherאֲבִיavi

father

The man who begets a child and heads his household.

Where else “avi” appears
an Amoriteאֱמֹרִיemori

Amorite

Amorite: one of the main peoples of Canaan before Israel.

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The context

44Look, everyone who speaks proverbs will speak this proverb about you, saying, “Like the mother, her daughter.”

45 · This verse (above)

46And your older sister is Samaria, she and her daughters, who dwell at your left; and your sister who is younger than you, who dwells at your right, is Sodom and her daughters.

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