“‘Observe – everyone who quotes proverbs will quote this proverb about you: “Like mother, like daughter.”

“Son of man, offer a riddle, and tell a parable to the house of Israel.

“What do you mean by quoting this proverb concerning the land of Israel, “‘The fathers eat sour grapes And the children’s teeth become numb?’

“As surely as I live, declares the sovereign Lord, you will not quote this proverb in Israel anymore!

Then I said, “O sovereign Lord! They are saying of me, ‘Does he not simply speak in eloquent figures of speech?’”

Recite a proverb to this rebellious house and say to them, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: “‘Set on the pot, set it on, pour water in it too;

Therefore tell them, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: I hereby end this proverb; they will not recite it in Israel any longer.’ But say to them, ‘The days are at hand when every vision will be fulfilled.