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Jeremiah 2:14

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

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הַעֶ֨בֶד֙haevedservantעֶבֶדparticle, interrogative, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “servant”, the ordinary formH5650a servant[idiom] bondage, bondman, (bond-) servant, (man-) servant.יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לyisraelIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלnoun, proper name — “Israel”H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterityIsrael.אִםimoh thatאִםconjunction — “oh that”H518used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not(and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), [phrase] but, either, [phrase] except, [phrase] more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, [phrase] save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, [phrase] surely (no more, none, not), t…יְלִ֥ידyelidbornיָלִידnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “born”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3211born(home-) born, child, son.בַּ֖יִתbayitfamilyבַּיִתnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “family”, the ordinary formH1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web,…ה֑וּאhuas for herהוּאpronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “as for her”H1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or arehe, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.מַדּ֖וּעַmaduawhyמַדּוּעַparticle, interrogative — “why”H4069what (is) known?; i.e. (by implication) (adverbially) why?how, wherefore, why.הָיָ֥הhayahbeהָיָהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be”, a completed actionH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.לָבַֽזlavazto bootyבַּזpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to booty”, the ordinary formH957plunderbooty, prey, spoil(-ed).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Is Israel a servant? Is he a home-born slave? Why is he become a prey?

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

A servant [is] Israel? Is he a child of the house? Wherefore hath he been for a prey?

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

Is Israel a bondman, or a homeborn slave? why then is he become prey?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Is Israel a servant? Is he a home-born slave? Why is he become a prey?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Is Israel a servant, or a home-born slave? why has he become a spoil?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Μὴ δοῦλός ἐστιν Ἰσραὴλ, ἢ οἰκογενής ἐστι; διατί εἰς προνομὴν ἐγένετο;