Jeremiah 8:3
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"And deathמָ֙וֶת֙
(ma·vet)
4194: deathfrom muth
will be chosenוְנִבְחַ֥ר
(ve·niv·char)
977: to choosea prim. root
rather thanמִן־
(min-)
4480: froma prim. preposition
life 
 
2425b: lifefrom chayah
by allלְכֹ֗ל
(le·chol)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
the remnantהַשְּׁאֵרִית֙
(ha·she·'e·rit)
7611: rest, residue, remnant, remainderfrom shaar
that remainsהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֔ים
(han·nish·'a·rim,)
7604: to remain, be left overa prim. root
of this 
 
384: "with me is God," an Isr. nameperhaps from eth and el
evilהָֽרָעָ֖ה
(ha·ra·'ah)
7451a: bad, evilfrom the same as roa
family,הַמִּשְׁפָּחָ֥ה
(ham·mish·pa·chah)
4940: a clanfrom the same as shiphchah
that remainsהַנִּשְׁאָרִים֙
(han·nish·'a·rim)
7604: to remain, be left overa prim. root
in allבְּכָל־
(be·chol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
the placesהַמְּקֹמֹ֤ות
(ham·me·ko·mo·vt)
4725: a standing place, placefrom qum
to whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר
(a·sher)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
I have drivenהִדַּחְתִּ֣ים
(hid·dach·tim)
5080: to impel, thrust, banisha prim. root
them," declaresנְאֻ֖ם
(ne·'um)
5002: utterancefrom an unused word
the LORDיְהוָ֥ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
of hosts.צְבָאֹֽות׃
(tze·va·'o·vt.)
6635: army, war, warfarefrom tsaba


















KJV Lexicon
And death
maveth  (maw'-veth)
death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence, ruin -- (be) dead(-ly), death, die(-d).
shall be chosen
bachar  (baw-khar')
to try, i.e. (by implication) select -- acceptable, appoint, choose (choice), excellent, join, be rather, require.
rather than life
chay  (khah'-ee)
age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, + merry, multitude, + (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.
by all the residue
sh'eriyth  (sheh-ay-reeth')
a remainder or residual (surviving, final) portion -- that had escaped, be left, posterity, remain(-der), remnant, residue, rest.
of them that remain
sha'ar  (shaw-ar')
to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant -- leave, (be) left, let, remain, remnant, reserve, the rest.
of this evil
ra`  (rah)
bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.).
family
mishpachah  (mish-paw-khaw')
a family, i.e. circle of relatives; figuratively, a class (of persons), a species (of animals) or sort (of things); by extens. a tribe or people -- family, kind(-red).
which remain
sha'ar  (shaw-ar')
to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant -- leave, (be) left, let, remain, remnant, reserve, the rest.
in all the places
maqowm  (maw-kome')
a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
whither I have driven
nadach  (naw-dakh')
to push off; used in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively (to expel, mislead, strike, inflict, etc.)
them saith
n'um  (neh-oom')
an oracle -- (hath) said, saith.
the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
of hosts
tsaba'  (tsaw-baw')
a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized for war (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, hardship, worship)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"And death will be chosen rather than life by all the remnant that remains of this evil family, that remains in all the places to which I have driven them," declares the LORD of hosts.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Death will be chosen over life by all the survivors of this evil family, those who remain wherever I have banished them." This is the declaration of the LORD of Hosts.

International Standard Version
"In all the places where the people remain, where I've banished them, death will be chosen over life by all the remnant that remains of this evil family," declares the LORD of the Heavenly Armies.

NET Bible
However, I will leave some of these wicked people alive and banish them to other places. But wherever these people who survive may go, they will wish they had died rather than lived," says the LORD who rules over all.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"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.

King James 2000 Bible
And death shall be chosen rather than life by all the rest of them that remain of this evil family, which remain in all the places where I have driven them, says the LORD of hosts.
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