Jeremiah 2:14

The Passion Translation

“Is Israel a slave? Was he born a slave? Why, then, has he been seized like prey?

Cross References

Isaiah 50:1

Yahweh asks, “Have I abandoned you? Can you show me your mother’s divorce papers that prove I sent her away? Do you think I sold you into slavery to pay off a debt? No, you sold yourselves into slavery because of your sins, and because of your rebellion I sent your mother away!

Genesis 15:3

A servant in my household will end up with everything because you have not given me any children.”

Jeremiah 5:19

And when people ask you, ‘Why did Yahweh our God bring this tragedy upon us?’ You will answer, ‘As you have forsaken Yahweh and served foreign gods in your land, so you will serve strangers in a foreign land.’

Jeremiah 17:4

You will forfeit, by your own deeds, the wonderful inheritance I have given you to possess. I will make you serve your enemies in a foreign land you have never known, for you have kindled the flame of my anger, which will burn forever.”