עֲבָדִים֙ מָ֣שְׁלוּ בָ֔נוּ פֹּרֵ֖ק אֵ֥ין מִיָּדָֽם׃
종들이 우리를 관할함이여 그 손에서 건져낼 자가 없나이다
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.