“Servants rule over us; there is no deliverer from their

Midrash Rabbah Eikhah Rabbah 5:8

Curated by The Jewish Mythology Team · Published January 11, 2025

“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.

Themes

Moses Kings Tragedy Mourning

Biblical References

Lamentations 5:8

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