Jeremiah 2:14

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Jeremiah 2:14

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

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

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KJV

King James Version

¶ [Is] Israel a servant? [is] he a homeborn [slave]? why is he spoiled?

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WEB

World English Bible

Is Israel a slave? Is he born into slavery? Why has he become a captive?

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ASV

American Standard Version

Is Israel a servant? is he a home-born [slave]? why is he become a prey?

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Jeremiah 2

¹² Be stunned by this, O heavens; be shocked and utterly appalled,” declares the LORD.

¹³ “For My people have committed two evils: They have forsaken Me, the fountain of living water, and they have dug their own cisterns—broken cisterns that cannot hold water.

¹⁴ Is Israel a slave? Was he born into slavery? Why then has he become prey?

¹⁵ The young lions have roared at him; they have sounded their voices. They have laid waste his land; his cities lie in ruins, without inhabitant.

¹⁶ The men of Memphis and Tahpanhes have shaved the crown of your head.

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