Jeremiah 2:14

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Is Israel a servant, a slave born in the household? Why then has he become plunder?

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  • Exod 4:22 : 22 Then you shall say to Pharaoh, 'This is what the LORD says: Israel is my firstborn son,
  • Eccl 2:7 : 7 I acquired male and female servants and had other servants born in my house. I also owned more herds and flocks than anyone in Jerusalem who had come before me.
  • Isa 50:1 : 1 This is what the LORD says: Where is the certificate of divorce for your mother, whom I sent away? Or to which of my creditors did I sell you? Behold, because of your sins, you were sold, and because of your transgressions, your mother was sent away.
  • Gen 15:3 : 3 And Abram said, "You have given me no children, so a servant in my household will be my heir."

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