Jeremiah 2:14-16

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¹⁴^(A)“Is Israel a slave? Is he a homeborn servant?
    Why then has he become a prey?
¹⁵^(B)The lions have roared against him;
    they have roared loudly.
They have made his land a waste;
    his cities are in ruins, ^(C)without inhabitant.
¹⁶Moreover, the men of ^(D)Memphis and ^(E)Tahpanhes
    ^(F)have shaved^[a] the crown of your head.

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Jeremiah 2:14-16

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¹⁴Is Israel a servant, a slave^(A) by birth?
    Why then has he become plunder?
¹⁵Lions^(B) have roared;
    they have growled at him.
They have laid waste^(C) his land;
    his towns are burned^(D) and deserted.^(E)
¹⁶Also, the men of Memphis^(F) and Tahpanhes^(G)
    have cracked your skull.

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