# Is Israel a slave? Was he born in his master's home? So why has he become plunder?

"Israel, are you a slave? Were you born at home? So why have you become plunder?". Yahweh used the third person as though he were talking to someone else about Israel.  

# Is Israel a slave? Was he born in his master's home?

"Israel is not a slave. Israel was not born at home."

# Was he born in his master's home

"Was he born a slave" 

# So why has he become plunder?

"So he should not have become plunder."

# So why has he become plunder

"So why have Israel's enemies taken Israel away as captives"