Jeremiah 2:14
Is Israel a slave?
What it says
The LORD asks whether Israel is a slave, since he has become plunder.
What it is doing
This verse opens the section with a question about Judah's degraded state.
In context
14Is Israel a slave? 15The young lions have roared at him; 16The men of Memphis and Tahpanhes 17Have you not brought this on yourself 18Now what will you gain on your way to Egypt 19Your own evil will discipline you; 20“For long ago you broke your yoke 21I had planted you like a choice vine 22Although you wash with lye