Jeremiah 2:14
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“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 DomainASVPD
“Is Israel a servant? is he a home-born slave? why is he become a prey?”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“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 DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Jeremiah 2:14 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 15:3Abram continued, “Behold, You have given me no offspring, so a servant in my household will be my heir.”
- Exodus 4:22Then tell Pharaoh that this is what the LORD says: ‘Israel is My firstborn son,
- 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,
- 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.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).
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