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14 Have the people of Israel become slaves?
    Have they become like someone who was born a slave?
    Why were they taken captive?
15 Enemies have roared like lions at Israel;
    they have growled at Israel.
They have destroyed the land of Israel.
    The cities of Israel lie in ruins,
    and all the people have left.
16 The men from the cities of Memphis and Tahpanhes
    have disgraced you by shaving the top of your head.

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

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