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Jeremiah 2:14

Sin

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.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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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?
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?

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Exodus 4:22

    Then tell Pharaoh that this is what the LORD says: ‘Israel is My firstborn son,

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  • Genesis 15:3

    Abram continued, “Behold, You have given me no offspring, so a servant in my household will be my heir.”

    Read in context

  • Isaiah 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.

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  • Ecclesiastes 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,

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