Jeremiah
Jeremiah 8:3
3And wherever I have banished them, the remnant of this evil family will choose death over life,” declares the LORD of Hosts.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And wherever | בְּכָל־ | bə·ḵāl | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| I have banished them | הִדַּחְתִּ֣ים | hid·daḥ·tîm | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular; third person masculine plural | H5080 impel, thrust, banish |
| the remnant | הַשְּׁאֵרִית֙ | haš·šə·’ê·rîṯ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H7611 rest, residue, remnant, remainder |
| of this | הַזֹּ֑את | haz·zōṯ | Article; Pronoun - feminine singular | H2063 this |
| evil | הָֽרָעָ֖ה | hā·rā·‘āh | Article; Adjective - feminine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
| family | הַמִּשְׁפָּחָ֥ה | ham·miš·pā·ḥāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4940 clan |
| will choose | וְנִבְחַ֥ר | wə·niḇ·ḥar | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H977 choose |
| death | מָ֙וֶת֙ | mā·weṯ | Noun - masculine singular | H4194 death |
| over | מִן־ | min- | Preposition | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| life | מֵֽחַיִּ֔ים | mê·ḥay·yîm | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural | H2416 alive, living |
| declares | נְאֻ֖ם | nə·’um | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5002 utterance |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֥ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| of Hosts | צְבָאֽוֹת׃ס | ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ | Noun - common plural | H6635 army, war, warfare |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Revelation 9:6 · Jeremiah 29:14 · Jeremiah 23:8 · Jeremiah 23:3 · Job 7:15–16 · Deuteronomy 30:4 · Deuteronomy 30:1 · Daniel 9:7 · Jonah 4:3
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.