Charles Spurgeon Commentary Jeremiah 2:14

"Is Israel a servant? is he a home-born [slave]? why is he become a prey?" — Jeremiah 2:14 (ASV)

Is Israel a servant? is he a homeborn slave? why is he spoiled?

God made him to be his son, not his slave; but Israel went aside from God, and so became a slave, being carried away into captivity by the very nation whose gods the chosen people worshipped.