Jeremiah 8:3
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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.And wherever I have banished them, the remnant of this evil family will choose death over life,” declares the LORD of Hosts.
In other translations
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.And wherever I have banished them, the remnant of this evil family will choose death over life,” declares the LORD of Hosts.
Hebrew words
וְנִבְחַרvenivcharand it will be chosenH977מָוֶתmavetdeathH4194מֵחַיִּיםmechaiyimmore than lifeH2416לְכֹלlekholby allH3605הַשְּׁאֵרִיתhashe'eritthe remnantH7611הַנִּשְׁאָרִיםhanish'arimwhich remainH7604מִן־min-fromH4480הַמִּשְׁפָּחָהhamishpachahthe familyH4940הָרָעָהhara'ah<the> evilH7451הַזֹּאתhazot<the> thisH2063בְּכָל־bekholin allH3605הַמְּקֹמוֹתhamekomotthe placesH4725הַנִּשְׁאָרִיםhanish'arimwhich remainH7604אֲשֶׁר'asherwhereH834הִדַּחְתִּיםhidachtimI have banished themH5080שָׁםshamthereH8033נְאֻםne'um[the] utterance ofH5002יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068צְבָאוֹת׃ סtzeva'otof hostsH6635
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Related verses
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- Jonah 4:3Therefore now, O Lord, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live.And now, O LORD, please take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.”
- Daniel 9:7O Lord, righteousness belongeth unto thee, but unto us confusion of faces, as at this day; to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and unto all Israel, that are near, and that are far off, through all the countries whither thou hast driven them, because of their trespass that they have trespassed against thee.To You, O Lord, belongs righteousness, but this day we are covered with shame—the men of Judah, the people of Jerusalem, and all Israel near and far, in all the countries to which You have driven us because of our unfaithfulness to You.
- Deuteronomy 30:1And it shall come to pass, when all these things are come upon thee, the blessing and the curse, which I have set before thee, and thou shalt call them to mind among all the nations, whither the Lord thy God hath driven thee,“When all these things come upon you—the blessings and curses I have set before you—and you call them to mind in all the nations to which the LORD your God has banished you,
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