Jeremiah 2:14
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Is Israel a servant? is he a homeborn slave? why is he spoiled?Is Israel a slave? Was he born into slavery? Why then has he become prey?
In other translations
Is Israel a servant? is he a homeborn slave? why is he spoiled?Is Israel a slave? Was he born into slavery? Why then has he become prey?
Hebrew words
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Related verses
- Exodus 4:22And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith the Lord, Israel is my son, even my firstborn:Then tell Pharaoh that this is what the LORD says: ‘Israel is My firstborn son,
- Ecclesiastes 2:7I got me servants and maidens, and had servants born in my house; also I had great possessions of great and small cattle above all that were in Jerusalem before me:I acquired menservants and maidservants, and servants were born in my house. I also owned more herds and flocks than anyone in Jerusalem before me,
- Genesis 15:3And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir.Abram continued, “Behold, You have given me no offspring, so a servant in my household will be my heir.”
- Isaiah 50:1Thus saith the Lord, Where is the bill of your mother’s divorcement, whom I have put away? or which of my creditors is it to whom I have sold you? Behold, for your iniquities have ye sold yourselves, and for your transgressions is your mother put away.This is what the LORD says: “Where is your mother’s certificate of divorce with which I sent her away? Or to which of My creditors did I sell you? Look, you were sold for your iniquities, and for your transgressions your mother was sent away.
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People and places
People: Jacob