Jeremiah 2:14
Berean Standard Bible
Is Israel a slave? Was he born into slavery? Why then has he become prey?
Context
12Be stunned by this, O heavens;
be shocked and utterly appalled,”
declares the LORD. 13“For My people have committed two evils:
They have forsaken Me,
the fountain of living water,
and they have dug their own cisterns—
broken cisterns that cannot hold water. 14Is Israel a slave?
Was he born into slavery?
Why then has he become prey? 15The young lions have roared at him;
they have growled with a loud voice.
They have laid waste his land;
his cities lie in ruins, without inhabitant. 16The men of Memphis * and Tahpanhes
have shaved the crown of your head.
English text: Berean Standard Bible (BSB). English audio: Berean Standard Audio Bible.