Jeremiah 2:14 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Is Israel a servant? is he a homeborn slave? why is he spoiled?”

Jeremiah 2:14 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Jeremiah 2:14 in 6 Bible Translations

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Jeremiah 2:14 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Is Israel a slave? Is he born into slavery? Why has he become a captive?”

Jeremiah 2:14 — World English Bible

Jeremiah 2:14 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Is Israel a servant? is he a home-born slave? why is he become a prey?”

Jeremiah 2:14 — American Standard Version

Jeremiah 2:14 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“A servant <FI>is<Fi> Israel? Is he a child of the house? Wherefore hath he been for a prey?”

Jeremiah 2:14 — Young's Literal Translation

Jeremiah 2:14 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Is Israel a bondman? Is he a home-born [slave]? Why is he become a spoil?”

Jeremiah 2:14 — Darby Translation

Jeremiah 2:14 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Is Israel a seruaunt, or is hee borne in the house? why then is he spoiled?”

Jeremiah 2:14 — Geneva Bible

Jeremiah 2:14 in Context — Jeremiah 2

12 Be astonished, O ye heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid, be ye very desolate, saith the Lord.

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.

14 Is Israel a servant? is he a homeborn slave? why is he spoiled?

15 The young lions roared upon him, and yelled, and they made his land waste: his cities are burned without inhabitant.

16 Also the children of Noph and Tahapanes have broken the crown of thy head.

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What Does Jeremiah 2:14 Mean?

Jeremiah 2:14 is a verse from the Book of Jeremiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Jeremiah chapter 2. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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