Jeremiah 2:14
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Is Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
(yis·ra·'el,)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
a slave?הַעֶ֙בֶד֙
(ha·'e·ved)
5650: slave, servantfrom abad
Orאִם־
(im-)
518: ifa prim. conjunction
is he a homebornיְלִ֥יד
(ye·lid)
3211: bornfrom yalad
servant? Whyמַדּ֖וּעַ
(mad·du·a')
4069: why? for what reason?from mah and yada
has he becomeהָיָ֥ה
(ha·yah)
1961: to fall out, come to pass, become, bea prim. root
a prey?לָבַֽז׃
(la·vaz.)
957: spoiling, robbery, spoil, bootyfrom bazaz


















KJV Lexicon
Is Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
a servant
`ebed  (eh'-bed)
a servant -- bondage, bondman, (bond-)servant, (man-)servant.
is he a homeborn
bayith  (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
yaliyd  (yaw-leed')
born -- (home-)born, child, son.
slave why
madduwa`  (mad-doo'-ah)
what (is) known?; i.e. (by implication) (adverbially) why? -- how, wherefore, why.
is he spoiled
baz  (baz)
plunder -- booty, prey, spoil(-ed).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Is Israel a slave? Or is he a homeborn servant? Why has he become a prey?

King James Bible
Is Israel a servant? is he a homeborn slave? why is he spoiled?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Is Israel a slave? Was he born into slavery? Why else has he become a prey?

International Standard Version
"Is Israel a slave, or was he born a servant? Why then has he become plunder?

NET Bible
"Israel is not a slave, is he? He was not born into slavery, was he? If not, why then is he being carried off?

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"Are the people of Israel slaves? Were they born into slavery? Why, then, have they become someone's property?

King James 2000 Bible
Is Israel a servant? is he a homeborn slave? why is he plundered?
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