Jeremiah 8:3

Jeremiah 8:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And death shall be chosen rather than life by all the residue of them that remain of this evil family, which remain in all the places whither I have driven them, saith the Lord of hosts.
• New International Version (NIV)Wherever I banish them, all the survivors of this evil nation will prefer death to life, declares the Lord Almighty.’
• English Standard Version (ESV)Death shall be preferred to life by all the remnant that remains of this evil family in all the places where I have driven them, declares the Lord of hosts.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then death shall be chosen rather than life by all the residue of those who remain of this evil family, who remain in all the places where I have driven them,” says the Lord of hosts.

Context of Jeremiah 8:3

1The Lord declares, “At that time the bones of the kings and the leaders of Judah, the bones of the priests and the prophets, and the bones of the others who lived in Jerusalem will be taken out of their graves. 2They will be spread out and exposed to the sun, the moon, and all the stars in the sky. These are the things that they had loved, served, gone after, sought, and worshiped. Their bones will not be gathered or buried, but they will become manure on the ground. “Then the few who remain from these wicked people will want to die rather than live where I will scatter them,” declares the Lord of Armies. 4“Say to them, ‘This is what the Lord says: When someone falls, he gets back up. When someone turns away from me, he returns. 5The people of Jerusalem turned away from me without ever returning. They still cling to deceit. They refuse to return.

Jeremiah 8:3 word by word

וְנִבְחַ֥ר מָ֙וֶת֙ מֵֽחַיִּ֔ים לְכֹ֗ל הַשְּׁאֵרִית֙ הַנִּשְׁאָרִ֔ים מִן־הַמִּשְׁפָּחָ֥ה הָֽרָעָ֖ה הַזֹּ֑את בְּכָל־הַמְּקֹמ֤וֹת הַנִּשְׁאָרִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הִדַּחְתִּ֣ים שָׁ֔ם נְאֻ֖ם יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֽוֹת׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And deathמָ֫וֶתmâveth · deathH4194
• shall be chosenבָּחַרbâchar · to chooseH977
• rather than lifeחַיִּיםchay · lifeH2416
• by all the residueשְׁאֵרִיתshe'êrîyth · remnantH7611
• of them that remainשָׁאַרshâ'ar · to remainH7604
• of this evilרַעra‛ râ‛âh · bad: evilH7451
• familyמִשְׁפָּחָהmishpâchâh · familyH4940
• in all the placesמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725
• whither I have drivenנָדַחnâdach · to banishH5080
• them, saithנְאֻםne'ûm · utteranceH5002
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• of hostsצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · HostsH6635

Cross-references for Jeremiah 8:3

• Jeremiah 20:14Cursed is the day that I was born, the day that my mother gave birth to me. May it not be blessed.
• 1 Kings 19:4Then he traveled through the wilderness for a day. He sat down under a broom plant and wanted to die. “I’ve had enough now, Lord,” he said. “Take my life! I’m no better than my ancestors.”
• Job 3:20“Why give light to one in misery and life to those who find it so bitter,
• Job 7:15My throat would rather be choked. My body would prefer death ⌞to these dreams⌟.
• Jonah 4:3So now, Lord, take my life. I’d rather be dead than alive.”
• Revelation 6:16They said to the mountains and rocks, “Fall on us, and hide us from the face of the one who sits on the throne and from the anger of the lamb,
• Revelation 9:6At that time people will look for death and never find it. They will long to die, but death will escape them.
• Jeremiah 23:3“Then I will gather the remaining part of my flock from all the countries where I chased them. I will bring them back to their pasture, and they will be fertile and increase in number.
• Jeremiah 29:14I will let you find me, declares the Lord. I will bring you back from captivity. I will gather you from all the nations and places where I’ve scattered you, declares the Lord. I will bring you back from the place where you are being held captive.
• Jeremiah 32:36“You have said this about the city, ‘Because of wars, famines, and plagues it will be handed over to the king of Babylon.’ Now this is what the Lord God of Israel says:
• Jeremiah 40:12So all the Jews returned from all the places where they had been scattered. They came to Judah and to Gedaliah at Mizpah. They gathered a large harvest of grapes and summer fruit.
• Deuteronomy 30:1All these blessings and curses I have spoken about will happen to you. Take them to heart when you are among all the nations where the Lord your God will scatter you.
• Daniel 9:7You, Lord, are righteous. But we—the men of Judah, the citizens of Jerusalem, and all the Israelites whom you scattered in countries near and far—are still ashamed because we have been unfaithful to you.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 8:3

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3This evil family - The whole Jewish race. Which remain - The words are omitted by the Septuagint and Syriac versions.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-3This message announced death for the people of Judah. It came true with the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. The survivors shall be still worse off than the dead (Job 3:21, 22; Re 9:6). which remain in all the places--"in all places of them that remain, whither I ... that is, in all places whither I have driven them that remain [Maurer].Read the comment

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Commentaries on Jeremiah 8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings