THEOSISJeremiah 2:14Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
Is Israel a bondman, or a homeborn slave? why then is he become a prey?
הַעֶ֙בֶד֙ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אִם־יְלִ֥יד בַּ֖יִת ה֑וּא מַדּ֖וּעַ הָיָ֥ה לָבַֽז׃
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Passages read together with this verse.
- Ex 4:22And thou shalt say to him: Thus saith the Lord: Israel is my son, my firstborn.
- Gen 15:3And Abram added: But to me thou hast not given seed: and lo my servant born in my house, shall be my heir.
- Isa 50:1Thus saith the Lord: What is this bill of the divorce of your mother, with which I have put her away? or who is my creditor, to whom I sold you: behold you are sold for your iniquities, and for your wicked deeds have I put your mother away.
- Eccl 2:7I got me menservants, and maidservants, and had a great family: and herds of oxen, and great flocks of sheep, above all that were before me in Jerusalem: