Yeremia 2:14
Konteks2:14 “Israel is not a slave, is he?
He was not born into slavery, was he? 1
If not, why then is he being carried off?
Yeremia 2:29
Konteks2:29 “Why do you try to refute me? 2
All of you have rebelled against me,”
says the Lord.
Yeremia 43:7
Konteks43:7 They went on to Egypt 3 because they refused to obey the Lord, and came to Tahpanhes. 4
[2:14] 1 tn Heb “Is Israel a slave? Or is he a house born slave?” The questions are rhetorical, expecting a negative answer.
[2:14] sn The
[2:29] 2 sn This is still part of the
[43:7] 3 sn This had been their intention all along (41:17). Though they consulted the
[43:7] 4 sn Tahpanhes was an important fortress city on the northern border of Egypt in the northeastern Nile delta. It is generally equated with the Greek city of Daphne. It has already been mentioned in 2:16 in conjunction with Memphis (the Hebrew name is “Noph”) as a source of soldiers who did violence to the Israelites in the past.