Jeremiah 2:14-16

The Voice

¹⁴ Is Israel some common slave, born into bondage?
Why has he been carted off as if he were the spoil of battle?
¹⁵ The nations have circled him like hungry young lions,
    roaring and growling their war cries.
They have left Israel a wasteland—
    the cities destroyed and the people scattered.
¹⁶ Even your Egyptian allies, from Memphis and Tahpanhes,
    have stripped you of land and your crowning glory.