Jeremiah 2:14-16

New American Standard Bible 1995

¹⁴ “Is Israel ^(A)a slave? Or is he a homeborn servant?
Why has he become a prey?
¹⁵ “The young ^(B)lions have roared at him,
They have ^[a]roared loudly.
And they have ^(C)made his land a waste;
His cities have been destroyed, without inhabitant.
¹⁶ “Also the ^[b]men of ^(D)Memphis and Tahpanhes
Have ^[c]shaved the ^(E)crown of your head.