29 The Convict Becomes a Proverb

44Behold, every one that useth proverbs shall use this proverb against thee, saying, As is the mother, so is her daughter (ASV, 1901).

This proverb is similar to what is said in modern or contemporary parlance, “like father, like son.” This proverb states As is the mother, so is her daughter. In keeping with the female abandoned infant who grew to be a queen then descended into a harlot the proverb takes the feminine character. This begins a new section of the long parable. The first part had been discussing Jerusalem as an adulterous wife this part compares Jerusalem to her sisters, Samaria and Sodom. Both of those areas received severe judgment for their sins. Therefore how could Jerusalem who was more depraved ever consider that they would not be judged?