Midrasch zu Ejchah 5:8
עֲבָדִים֙ מָ֣שְׁלוּ בָ֔נוּ פֹּרֵ֖ק אֵ֥ין מִיָּדָֽם׃
Diener herrschen über uns; Es gibt niemanden, der uns aus ihrer Hand befreit.
Eikhah Rabbah
“Servants rule over us; there is no deliverer from their hand” (Lamentations 5:8).
“Servants rule over us,” this is Egypt.11They descend from Ham, who was cursed by Noah that his descendants would be slaves. “There is no deliverer from their hand” were it not for Moses. Alternatively, “servants rule over us,” these are the four kingdoms. “There is no deliverer from their hand” were it not for the Holy One blessed be He.
“Servants rule over us,” this is Egypt.11They descend from Ham, who was cursed by Noah that his descendants would be slaves. “There is no deliverer from their hand” were it not for Moses. Alternatively, “servants rule over us,” these are the four kingdoms. “There is no deliverer from their hand” were it not for the Holy One blessed be He.
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