Jeremiah 2:14

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“Is Israel a slave? Was he born into slavery? Why then has he become prey?”

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BSBPD

“Is Israel a slave? Was he born into slavery? Why then has he become prey?”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Is Israel a servant? is he a homeborn slave? why is he spoiled?”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Is Israel a servant? is he a home-born slave? why is he become a prey?”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“A servant <FI>is<Fi> Israel? Is he a child of the house? Wherefore hath he been for a prey?”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Jeremiah 2:14 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 15:3Abram continued, “Behold, You have given me no offspring, so a servant in my household will be my heir.”
  2. Exodus 4:22Then tell Pharaoh that this is what the LORD says: ‘Israel is My firstborn son,
  3. Ecclesiastes 2:7I acquired menservants and maidservants, and servants were born in my house. I also owned more herds and flocks than anyone in Jerusalem before me,
  4. Isaiah 50:1This 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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