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Psalm 78:2
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2 I will open my mouth with a parable;(A)
    I will utter hidden things, things from of old—

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Psalm 78:2
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2 I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old:

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Psalm 78:2
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2 I will open my mouth in a (A)parable;
I will utter [a]dark sayings of old,

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  1. Psalm 78:2 obscure sayings or riddles
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Psalm 78:2
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2 (A)I will open my mouth (B)in a parable;
    I will utter dark sayings from of old,

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Psalm 78:2
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2 I will (A)open my mouth in a parable;
I will tell (B)riddles of old,

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Proverbs 1:6
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6 for understanding proverbs and parables,(A)
    the sayings and riddles(B) of the wise.[a](C)

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  1. Proverbs 1:6 Or understanding a proverb, namely, a parable, / and the sayings of the wise, their riddles
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Proverbs 1:6
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6 To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.

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Proverbs 1:6
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6 To understand a proverb and an enigma,
The words of the wise and their (A)riddles.

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Proverbs 1:6
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6 to understand a proverb and a saying,
    (A)the words of the wise and their (B)riddles.

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Proverbs 1:6
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6 To understand a proverb and a saying,
The words of the wise and their (A)riddles.

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Ezekiel 12:22
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22 “Son of man, what is this proverb(A) you have in the land of Israel: ‘The days go by and every vision comes to nothing’?(B)

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Ezekiel 12:22
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22 Son of man, what is that proverb that ye have in the land of Israel, saying, The days are prolonged, and every vision faileth?

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Ezekiel 12:22
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22 “Son of man, what is this proverb that you people have about the land of Israel, which says, (A)‘The days are prolonged, and every vision fails’?

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Ezekiel 12:22
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22 “Son of man, (A)what is this proverb that you[a] have about the land of Israel, saying, (B)‘The days grow long, and every vision comes to nothing’?

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  1. Ezekiel 12:22 The Hebrew for you is plural
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Ezekiel 12:22
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22 “Son of man, what is this (A)proverb you people have about the land of Israel, saying, ‘The (B)days are long, and every (C)vision fails’?

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Ezekiel 16:44
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44 “‘Everyone who quotes proverbs(A) will quote this proverb about you: “Like mother, like daughter.”

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Ezekiel 16:44
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44 Behold, every one that useth proverbs shall use this proverb against thee, saying, As is the mother, so is her daughter.

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Ezekiel 16:44
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More Wicked than Samaria and Sodom

44 “Indeed everyone who quotes proverbs will use this proverb against you: ‘Like mother, like daughter!’

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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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44 “Behold, everyone who quotes (A)proverbs will quote this proverb about you, saying, ‘Like [a]mother, like daughter.’

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  1. Ezekiel 16:44 Lit her mother, her daughter
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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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Ezekiel 18:2-3
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2 What mean ye, that ye use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge?

3 As I live, saith the Lord God, ye shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Israel.

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Ezekiel 18:2-3
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2 “What do you mean when you use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying:

‘The (A)fathers have eaten sour grapes,
And the children’s teeth are set on edge’?

3 “As I live,” says the Lord God, “you shall no longer use this proverb in Israel.

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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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  1. Ezekiel 18:2 The Hebrew for you is plural
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Ezekiel 18:2-3
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2 “(A)What do you people mean by using this proverb about the land of Israel, saying,

‘(B)The fathers eat sour grapes,
[a]But it is the children’s teeth that have become blunt’?

3 As I live,” declares the Lord [b]God, “you certainly are not going to use this proverb in Israel anymore.

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  1. Ezekiel 18:2 Lit I.e., the children suffer for the fathers’ sins
  2. Ezekiel 18:3 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord, and so throughout the ch
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