Ezekiel 16:44

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

As is the mother so is her daughter Is and so is are not in the original; the ellipsis gives the proverb As is the mother, so is her daughter. Is, and so is, are not in the original; the ellipsis gives the proverb (which consists of but two words in the Hebrew) epigrammatic brevity. Jerusalem proved herself a true daughter of the Hittite mother in sin ().