Jeremiah 2:14 Meaning
Is Israel a servant? is he a homeborn slave? why is he spoiled?
Context Explained
12Be astonished, O ye heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid, be ye very desolate, saith the LORD.
13For 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.
14Is Israel a servant? is he a homeborn slave? why is he spoiled?
15The young lions roared upon him, and yelled, and they made his land waste: his cities are burned without inhabitant.
16Also the children of Noph and Tahapanes have broken the crown of thy head.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Romans 6:16
Paul discusses being slaves to sin or righteousness, echoing Israel's servitude.
Galatians 4:7
Believers are no longer slaves but heirs, contrasting Israel's condition.
1 Peter 2:9
Believers are called a royal priesthood, contrasting Israel's servitude.
Source: Jeremiah 2:14