Jeremiah 2:14
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Is Israel a slave? Was he born into slavery? Why then has he become prey?

Young's Literal Translation
A servant [is] Israel? Is he a child of the house? Wherefore hath he been for a prey?

King James Bible
[Is] Israel a servant? [is] he a homeborn [slave]? why is he spoiled?

Hebrew
Is Israel
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (yiś·rā·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc

a slave?
הַעֶ֙בֶד֙ (ha·‘e·ḇeḏ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5650: Slave, servant

Was he
ה֑וּא (hū)
Pronoun - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

born into slavery?
יְלִ֥יד (yə·lîḏ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3211: Born

Why then
מַדּ֖וּעַ (mad·dū·a‘)
Interrogative
Strong's 4069: Why? for what reason?

has he become
הָיָ֥ה (hā·yāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

prey?
לָבַֽז׃ (lā·ḇaz)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 957: Spoiling, robbery, spoil, booty

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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