Verse Comparison: Jeremiah 2:14
American Standard Version
Is Israel a servant? is he a home-born `slave'? why is he become a prey?
Amplified® Bible
Is Israel a servant? Is he a homeborn slave? Why has he become a captive {and} a prey?
Contemporary English Version
People of Israel, you weren't born slaves; you were captured in war.
Darby English Version
Is Israel a bondman? Is he a home-born [slave]? Why is he become a spoil?
Good News Bible
"Israel is not a slave; he was not born into slavery. Why then do his enemies hunt him down?
King James Version
Is Israel a servant? is he a homeborn slave? why is he spoiled?
New American Standard Bible
"Is Israel a slave? Or is he a homeborn servant? Why has he become a prey?
New International Version
Is Israel a servant, a slave by birth?
Why then has he become plunder?
New King James Version
“ Is Israel a servant?
Is he a homeborn slave?
Why is he plundered?
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Has Israel become a slave? Or has he become a homeborn servant? Why has he become a prey?
Revised Standard Version
"Is Israel a slave? Is he a homeborn servant? Why then has he become a prey?
Young's Literal Translation
A servant `is' Israel? Is he a child of the house? Wherefore hath he been for a prey?
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