Charles Ellicott Commentary Ezekiel 16:44

"Behold, every one that useth proverbs shall use [this] proverb against thee, saying, As is the mother, so is her daughter." — Ezekiel 16:44 (ASV)

As is the mother. —The sin of the people had become so notorious as to attract general attention, and lead to the application of this proverb. The nativity of Israel described in Ezekiel 16:3 is here in mind, and the proverb becomes equivalent to saying, these sins belong to every people living in Canaan; once practised by the Amorites and Hittites, they are now continued by the Israelites.