Jeremiah 2:14
2:13 For my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water.Is Israel a servant? is he a homeborn slave? why is he spoiled? spoiled: Heb. become a spoil?
KJV
Is Israel a slave? Is he born into slavery? Why has he become a captive?
Is Israel a servant? is he a homeborn slave? why is he spoiled?
Is Israel a servant? is he a home born slave? why is he spoiled?
What does Jeremiah 2:14 mean?
Jeremiah 2:14 is a verse in the book of Jeremiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yisrâʼêl), עֶבֶד (ʻebed), בַּיִת (bayith). It connects to 10 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.
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Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
That all of you have conspired against me, and there is none that sheweth me that my son hath made a league with the son of Jesse, and there is none of you that is sorry for me, or sheweth unto me that my son hath stirred up my servant against me, to lie in wait, as at this day? sheweth: Heb. uncovereth mine ear
1 Samuel 23:19Then came up the Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself with us in strong holds in the wood, in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of Jeshimon? on: Heb. on the right hand Jeshimon: or, the wilderness
2 Samuel 3:7And Saul had a concubine, whose name was Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah: and Ishbosheth said to Abner, Wherefore hast thou gone in unto my father's concubine?
2 Samuel 4:5And the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, went, and came about the heat of the day to the house of Ishbosheth, who lay on a bed at noon.
1 Kings 21:11And the men of his city, even the elders and the nobles who were the inhabitants in his city, did as Jezebel had sent unto them, and as it was written in the letters which she had sent unto them.
2 Kings 10:6Then he wrote a letter the second time to them, saying, If ye be mine, and if ye will hearken unto my voice, take ye the heads of the men your master's sons, and come to me to Jezreel by to morrow this time. Now the king's sons, being seventy persons, were with the great men of the city, which brought them up. mine: Heb. for me
2 Kings 10:7And it came to pass, when the letter came to them, that they took the king's sons, and slew seventy persons, and put their heads in baskets, and sent him them to Jezreel.
Psalms 52:2Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
Jeremiah 20:8For since I spake, I cried out, I cried violence and spoil; because the word of the LORD was made a reproach unto me, and a derision, daily.
Jeremiah 25:23Dedan, and Tema, and Buz, and all that are in the utmost corners, that: Heb. cut off into corners, or, having the corners of the hair polled
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Other verses that share key original-language words with Jeremiah 2:14.
And he said, Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your servant's house, and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and ye shall rise up early, and go on your ways. And they said, Nay; but we will abide in the street all night.
Genesis 24:2And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh:
Frequently asked questions
What does Jeremiah 2:14 say?
Jeremiah 2:14 (King James Version) reads: "Is Israel a servant? is he a homeborn slave? why is he spoiled? spoiled: Heb. become a spoil?"
Is Jeremiah 2:14 in the Old or New Testament?
Jeremiah 2:14 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Jeremiah.
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