Jeremiah 2:14
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.
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 growled with a loud voice. 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.
Dette ble sagt til Israel i en bestemt tid, så det er lurt å lese det sammen med teksten rundt. Les gjerne versene rundt også, for sammenhengen gir ofte mer enn ett vers alene.
Sammenlign
- ÅB
- Er Israel en slave? Er han en hjemmefødt slave? Hvorfor er han blitt røvet?
- OTB
- Er Israel en tjener, født til slaveri? Hvorfor har han da blitt plyndret?
- B1930
- Er Israel en træl? Er han en hjemmefødt træl? Hvorfor er han blitt røvet?
- BSB
- Is Israel a slave? Was he born into slavery? Why then has he become prey?
- KJV
- Is Israel a servant? is he a homeborn slave? why is he spoiled?
- WEB
- Is Israel a slave? Is he born into slavery? Why has he become a captive?
- ASV
- Is Israel a servant? is he a home-born [slave]? why is he become a prey?
- DARBY
- Is Israel a bondman? Is he a home-born [slave]? Why is he become a spoil?
- BLB
- Is Israel a slave? Or [is] he born of the house? Why has he become as plunder?
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Kryssreferanser
Exodus 4:22
Then tell Pharaoh that this is what the LORD says: ‘Israel is My firstborn son,
Les i sammenhengGenesis 15:3
Abram continued, “Behold, You have given me no offspring, so a servant in my household will be my heir.”
Les i sammenhengIsaiah 50:1
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.
Les i sammenhengEcclesiastes 2:7
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,
Les i sammenheng