Jeremiah 2:14

New English Translation

“Israel is not a slave, is he? He was not born into slavery, was he? If not, why then is he being carried off?

Cross References

Genesis 15:3

Abram added, “Since you have not given me a descendant, then look, one born in my house will be my heir!”

Exodus 12:49

The same law will apply to the person who is native-born and to the foreigner who lives among you.”

Exodus 4:22

You must say to Pharaoh, ‘Thus says the Lord, “Israel is my son, my firstborn,

Ecclesiastes 2:7

I purchased male and female slaves, and I owned slaves who were born in my house; I also possessed more livestock – both herds and flocks – than any of my predecessors in Jerusalem.

Isaiah 50:1

This is what the Lord says: “Where is your mother’s divorce certificate by which I divorced her? Or to which of my creditors did I sell you? Look, you were sold because of your sins; because of your rebellious acts I divorced your mother.

Jeremiah 17:4

You will lose your hold on the land which I gave to you as a permanent possession. I will make you serve your enemies in a land that you know nothing about. For you have made my anger burn like a fire that will never be put out.”

Jeremiah 5:19

“So then, Jeremiah, when your people ask, ‘Why has the Lord our God done all this to us?’ tell them, ‘It is because you rejected me and served foreign gods in your own land. So you must serve foreigners in a land that does not belong to you.’