⁹ “This is what the Lord says: ‘In the same way I will ruin the pride of Judah and the great pride^(A) of Jerusalem.

³³ They answered him, “We are Abraham’s descendants^(A) and have never been slaves of anyone. How can you say that we shall be set free?”

⁴¹ You are doing the works of your own father.”^(A)

“We are not illegitimate children,” they protested. “The only Father we have is God himself.”^(B)