"Is Israela slave?Oris he a homebornservant? Whyhas he becomea prey?
And Abramsaid,"SinceYou have givennooffspringto me, onebornin my houseis my heir."
"The samelawshall applyto the nativeas to the strangerwho sojournsamongyou."
"Then you shall sayto Pharaoh,'Thussaysthe LORD,"Israelis My son,My firstborn.
I boughtmaleand femaleslavesand I hadhomebornslaves.AlsoI possessed flocksand herdslargerthanallwhoprecededme in Jerusalem.
Thussaysthe LORD,"Whereis the certificateof divorceBy whichI have sentyour motheraway?Orto whomof My creditorsdid I sellyou? Behold,you were soldfor your iniquities,And for your transgressionsyour motherwas sentaway.
And you will, even of yourself, letgoof your inheritanceThat I gaveyou; And I will make you serveyour enemiesIn the landwhichyou do not know;For you have kindleda firein My angerWhich will burnforever.
"It shall comeabout whenthey say,'Whyhas the LORDour Goddoneallthesethingsto us?' then you shall sayto them, 'As you have forsakenMe and servedforeigngodsin your land,soyou will servestrangersin a landthat is not yours.'
