Jeremiah 8:3

Jeremiah 8:3 in Multiple Translations

Berean Standard Bible BSB

And wherever I have banished them, the remnant of this evil family will choose death over life,” declares the LORD of Hosts.

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.

American Standard Version ASV

And death shall be chosen rather than life by all the residue that remain of this evil family, that remain in all the places whither I have driven them, saith Jehovah of hosts.

Bible in Basic English BBE

And death will be desired more than life by the rest of this evil family who are still living in all the places where I have sent them away, says the Lord of armies.

Free Bible Version FBV

Those who are left of this evil family will prefer to die rather than live in every place I've scattered them, declares the Lord Almighty.

Geneva Bible 1599 GNV

And death shall bee desired rather then life of all the residue that remaineth of this wicked familie, which remaine in all the places where I haue scattered them, sayeth the Lord of hostes.

Young's Literal Translation YLT

And chosen is death rather than life By all the remnant who are left of this evil family, In all the remaining places, whither I have driven them, An affirmation of Jehovah of Hosts.

World English Bible WEB

Death will be chosen rather than life by all the residue that remain of this evil family, that remain in all the places where I have driven them,” says the LORD of Armies.

Noah Webster Bible WBS

And death shall be chosen rather than life by all the residue of them that remain of this evil family, who remain in all the places whither I have driven them, saith the LORD of hosts.

Douay-Rheims 1899 DRV

And death shall be chosen rather than life by all that shall remain of this wicked kindred in all places, which are left, to which I have cast them out, saith the Lord of hosts.

Translation for Translators T4T

And all the people of this wicked nation who are still alive and whom I have exiled to other countries will say, ‘We would prefer to die than to continue to stay alive here in these countries.’ That will be true because I, Yahweh, have said it.”

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Jeremiah 8:3 Interlinear (Deep Study)

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HEB וְ/נִבְחַ֥ר מָ֨וֶת֙ מֵֽ/חַיִּ֔ים לְ/כֹ֗ל הַ/שְּׁאֵרִית֙ הַ/נִּשְׁאָרִ֔ים מִן הַ/מִּשְׁפָּחָ֥ה הָֽ/רָעָ֖ה הַ/זֹּ֑את בְּ/כָל הַ/מְּקֹמ֤וֹת הַ/נִּשְׁאָרִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הִדַּחְתִּ֣י/ם שָׁ֔ם נְאֻ֖ם יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֽוֹת

וְ/נִבְחַ֥ר bâchar H977 to choose Conj | V-Niphal-3ms

מָ֨וֶת֙ mâveth H4194 death N-ms

מֵֽ/חַיִּ֔ים chay H2416 alive Prep | N-mp

לְ/כֹ֗ל kôl H3605 all Prep | N-ms

הַ/שְּׁאֵרִית֙ shᵉʼêrîyth H7611 remnant Art | N-fs

הַ/נִּשְׁאָרִ֔ים shâʼar H7604 to remain Art | V-Niphal

מִן min H4480 from Prep

הַ/מִּשְׁפָּחָ֥ה mishpâchâh H4940 family Art | N-fs

הָֽ/רָעָ֖ה raʻ H7451 bad Art | Adj

הַ/זֹּ֑את zôʼth H2063 this Art | Pron

בְּ/כָל kôl H3605 all Prep | N-ms

הַ/מְּקֹמ֤וֹת mâqôwm H4725 place Art | N-mp

הַ/נִּשְׁאָרִים֙ shâʼar H7604 to remain Art | V-Niphal

אֲשֶׁ֣ר ʼăsher H834 which Rel

הִדַּחְתִּ֣י/ם nâdach H5080 to banish V-Hiphil-Perf-1cs | Suff

שָׁ֔ם shâm H8033 there Adv

נְאֻ֖ם nᵉʼum H5002 utterance N-ms

יְהוָ֥ה Yᵉhôvâh H3068 The Lord N-proper

צְבָאֽוֹת tsâbâʼ H6635 army N-cp

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Hebrew Word Reference — Jeremiah 8:3

וְ/נִבְחַ֥ר bâchar H977 "to choose" Conj | V-Niphal-3ms

To choose or select is the meaning of this Hebrew word, which appears in Deuteronomy. It can also mean to be chosen or elected. The KJV translates it as 'choose' or 'acceptable'.

Definition: 1) to choose, elect, decide for 1a) (Qal) to choose 1b) (Niphal) to be chosen 1c) (Pual) to be chosen, selected

Usage: Occurs in 162 OT verses. KJV: acceptable, appoint, choose (choice), excellent, join, be rather, require. See also: Genesis 6:2; 2 Kings 23:27; Psalms 25:12.

מָ֨וֶת֙ mâveth H4194 "death" N-ms

In the Bible, this word refers to death, whether natural or violent, and is used in books like Genesis and Isaiah. It can also mean the place of the dead, or a state of ruin. This concept is seen in the story of Moses, where death is a punishment for disobedience.

Definition: 1) death, dying, Death (personified), realm of the dead 1a) death 1b) death by violence (as a penalty) 1c) state of death, place of death Aramaic equivalent: mot (מוֹת "death" H4193)

Usage: Occurs in 153 OT verses. KJV: (be) dead(-ly), death, die(-d). See also: Genesis 21:16; Job 38:17; Psalms 6:6.

מֵֽ/חַיִּ֔ים chay H2416 "alive" Prep | N-mp

In the Bible, this word means life or being alive. It can refer to physical life, like in Genesis 1:20, or spiritual life, like in Psalm 30:5.

Definition: adj 1) living, alive 1a) green (of vegetation) 1b) flowing, fresh (of water) 1c) lively, active (of man) 1d) reviving (of the springtime) Aramaic equivalent: chay (חַי "living" H2417)

Usage: Occurs in 450 OT verses. KJV: [phrase] age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, [phrase] merry, multitude, [phrase] (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop. See also: Genesis 1:20; Deuteronomy 4:9; 2 Kings 5:16.

לְ/כֹ֗ל kôl H3605 "all" Prep | N-ms

The Hebrew word for 'all' or 'everything' is used throughout the Bible, like in Genesis 1:31, where God sees all He has made as very good. It encompasses the entirety of something, whether people, things, or situations.

Definition: 1) all, the whole 1a) all, the whole of 1b) any, each, every, anything 1c) totality, everything Aramaic equivalent: kol (כֹּל "all" H3606)

Usage: Occurs in 4242 OT verses. KJV: (in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever). See also: Genesis 1:21; Genesis 17:10; Genesis 41:40.

הַ/שְּׁאֵרִית֙ shᵉʼêrîyth H7611 "remnant" Art | N-fs

The Hebrew word for remnant refers to what is left after something has been destroyed or taken away, like the Israelites who survived the Babylonian exile. It appears in books like Isaiah and Jeremiah. The concept of a remnant is key to God's plan for his people.

Definition: 1) rest, residue, remainder, remnant 1a) rest, what is left 1b) remainder, descendants

Usage: Occurs in 66 OT verses. KJV: that had escaped, be left, posterity, remain(-der), remnant, residue, rest. See also: Genesis 45:7; Jeremiah 42:19; Psalms 76:11.

הַ/נִּשְׁאָרִ֔ים shâʼar H7604 "to remain" Art | V-Niphal

To remain or be left over, as in Joshua 10:20. It can also mean to spare or reserve something, like God sparing Noah in Genesis 7:23. This word is used to describe the remnant of Israel.

Definition: 1) to remain, be left over, be left behind 1a) (Qal) to remain 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be left over, be left alive, survive 1b1a) remainder, remnant (participle) 1b2) to be left behind 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to leave over, spare 1c2) to leave or keep over 1c3) to have left 1c4) to leave (as a gift)

Usage: Occurs in 123 OT verses. KJV: leave, (be) left, let, remain, remnant, reserve, the rest. See also: Genesis 7:23; 1 Kings 22:47; Isaiah 4:3.

מִן min H4480 "from" Prep

This Hebrew word means a portion or part of something, and is often used to show the relationship between things, like from or out of something.

Definition: prep 1) from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than 1a) from (expressing separation), off, on the side of 1b) out of 1b1) (with verbs of proceeding, removing, expelling) 1b2) (of material from which something is made) 1b3) (of source or origin) 1c) out of, some of, from (partitively) 1d) from, since, after (of time) 1e) than, more than (in comparison) 1f) from...even to, both...and, either...or 1g) than, more than, too much for (in comparisons) 1h) from, on account of, through, because (with infinitive) conj 2) that Aramaic equivalent: min (מִן־ "from" H4481)

Usage: Occurs in 1094 OT verses. KJV: above, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, [idiom] neither, [idiom] nor, (out) of, over, since, [idiom] then, through, [idiom] whether, with. See also: Genesis 2:6; Exodus 16:32; Leviticus 14:26.

הַ/מִּשְׁפָּחָ֥ה mishpâchâh H4940 "family" Art | N-fs

This word refers to a family or clan, and can also mean a tribe or nation, such as the people of Israel, emphasizing the importance of family ties.

Definition: 1) clan, family 1a) clan 1a1) family 1a2) tribe 1a3) people, nation 1b) guild 1c) species, kind 1d) aristocrats

Usage: Occurs in 224 OT verses. KJV: family, kind(-red). See also: Genesis 8:19; Numbers 26:41; Esther 9:28.

הָֽ/רָעָ֖ה raʻ H7451 "bad" Art | Adj

Ra means bad or evil, referring to moral or natural harm. It describes adversity, affliction, or distress, and is often used to convey a sense of misery or injury.

Definition: : harmful adj 1) bad, evil 1a) bad, disagreeable, malignant 1b) bad, unpleasant, evil (giving pain, unhappiness, misery) 1c) evil, displeasing 1d) bad (of its kind-land, water, etc) 1e) bad (of value) 1f) worse than, worst (comparison) 1g) sad, unhappy 1h) evil (hurtful) 1i) bad, unkind (vicious in disposition) 1j) bad, evil, wicked (ethically) 1j1) in general, of persons, of thoughts 1j2) deeds, actions

Usage: Occurs in 623 OT verses. KJV: adversity, affliction, bad, calamity, [phrase] displease(-ure), distress, evil((-favouredness), man, thing), [phrase] exceedingly, [idiom] great, grief(-vous), harm, heavy, hurt(-ful), ill (favoured), [phrase] mark, mischief(-vous), misery, naught(-ty), noisome, [phrase] not please, sad(-ly), sore, sorrow, trouble, vex, wicked(-ly, -ness, one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.). See also: Genesis 2:9; Judges 9:57; 2 Kings 21:6.

הַ/זֹּ֑את zôʼth H2063 "this" Art | Pron

This Hebrew word means this or that, often used to point out something specific. It appears in various forms throughout the Old Testament.

Definition: 1) this, this one, here, which, this...that, the one...the other, such 1a) (alone) 1a1) this one 1a2) this...that, the one...the other, another 1b) (appos to subst) 1b1) this 1c) (as predicate) 1c1) this, such 1d) (enclitically) 1d1) then 1d2) who, whom 1d3) how now, what now 1d4) what now 1d5) wherefore now 1d6) behold here 1d7) just now 1d8) now, now already 1e) (poetry) 1e1) wherein, which, those who 1f) (with prefixes) 1f1) in this (place) here, then 1f2) on these conditions, herewith, thus provided, by, through this, for this cause, in this matter 1f3) thus and thus 1f4) as follows, things such as these, accordingly, to that effect, in like manner, thus and thus 1f5) from here, hence, on one side...on the other side 1f6) on this account 1f7) in spite of this, which, whence, how

Usage: Occurs in 570 OT verses. KJV: hereby (-in, -with), it, likewise, the one (other, same), she, so (much), such (deed), that, therefore, these, this (thing), thus. See also: Genesis 2:23; Numbers 7:88; Judges 1:27.

בְּ/כָל kôl H3605 "all" Prep | N-ms

Definition: 1) all, the whole 1a) all, the whole of 1b) any, each, every, anything 1c) totality, everything Aramaic equivalent: kol (כֹּל "all" H3606)

הַ/מְּקֹמ֤וֹת mâqôwm H4725 "place" Art | N-mp

Maqom means a place or location, like a city or a region. It can also refer to a condition of the body or mind. This term is used to describe a wide range of locations and situations.

Definition: 1) standing place, place 1a) standing place, station, post, office 1b) place, place of human abode 1c) city, land, region 1d) place, locality, spot 1e) space, room, distance 1f) region, quarter, direction 1g) give place to, instead of

Usage: Occurs in 379 OT verses. KJV: country, [idiom] home, [idiom] open, place, room, space, [idiom] whither(-soever). See also: Genesis 1:9; Deuteronomy 12:3; 1 Kings 20:24.

הַ/נִּשְׁאָרִים֙ shâʼar H7604 "to remain" Art | V-Niphal

To remain or be left over, as in Joshua 10:20. It can also mean to spare or reserve something, like God sparing Noah in Genesis 7:23. This word is used to describe the remnant of Israel.

Usage: Occurs in 123 OT verses. KJV: leave, (be) left, let, remain, remnant, reserve, the rest. See also: Genesis 7:23; 1 Kings 22:47; Isaiah 4:3.

אֲשֶׁ֣ר ʼăsher H834 "which" Rel

This Hebrew word is a conjunction that connects ideas and events in the Bible, like in the book of Genesis, where it's used to describe the relationship between God and His creation.

Definition: A: 1) (relative part.) 1a) which, who 1b) that which 2) (conj) 2a) that (in obj clause) 2b) when 2c) since 2d) as 2e) conditional if B: Beth+ 1) in (that) which 2) (adv) 2a) where 3) (conj) 3a) in that, inasmuch as 3b) on account of C: Mem+ 1) from (or than) that which 2) from (the place) where 3) from (the fact) that, since D: Kaph+ 1) (conj.), according as, as, when 1a) according to that which, according as, as 1b) with a causal force: in so far as, since 1c) with a temporal force: when

Usage: Occurs in 4440 OT verses. KJV: [idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever, when, where ([phrase] -as, -in, -of, -on, -soever, -with), which, whilst, [phrase] whither(-soever), who(-m, -soever, -se). As it is indeclinable, it is often accompanied by the personal pronoun expletively, used to show the connection. See also: Genesis 1:7; Genesis 20:9; Genesis 31:16.

הִדַּחְתִּ֣י/ם nâdach H5080 "to banish" V-Hiphil-Perf-1cs | Suff

To banish or drive away, used in various contexts, such as expelling someone from a community, as seen in the story of David and Absalom.

Definition: 1) to impel, thrust, drive away, banish 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to impel 1a2) to thrust away, banish 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be impelled 1b2) to be thrust out, be banished 1b2a) banished, outcast (participle) 1b3) to be driven away 1b4) to be thrust away, thrust aside 1c) (Pual) to be thrust into 1c1) thrust (participle) 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to thrust, move, impel 1d2) to thrust out, banish 1d3) to thrust away, thrust aside 1e) (Hophal) to be chased, be hunted 1e1) chased, hunted (participle)

Usage: Occurs in 51 OT verses. KJV: banish, bring, cast down (out), chase, compel, draw away, drive (away, out, quite), fetch a stroke, force, go away, outcast, thrust away (out), withdraw. See also: Deuteronomy 4:19; Isaiah 27:13; Psalms 5:11.

שָׁ֔ם shâm H8033 "there" Adv

The Hebrew word sham means there or then, often used to describe a location or point in time. It can also mean thither or thence, indicating movement or direction. This word is used frequently in the Bible to provide context and clarify the setting of a story.

Definition: 1) there, thither 1a) there 1b) thither (after verbs of motion) 1c) from there, thence 1d) then (as an adverb of time) Aramaic equivalent: tam.mah (תַּמָּה "there" H8536)

Usage: Occurs in 732 OT verses. KJV: in it, [phrase] thence, there (-in, [phrase] of, [phrase] out), [phrase] thither, [phrase] whither. See also: Genesis 2:8; Exodus 21:33; Deuteronomy 19:4.

נְאֻ֖ם nᵉʼum H5002 "utterance" N-ms

This word refers to an utterance or declaration from God, often through a prophet. It is used in the Bible to describe a revelation or message from God, like in Exodus or Numbers.

Definition: 1) (Qal) utterance, declaration (of prophet) 1a) utterance, declaration, revelation (of prophet in ecstatic state) 1b) utterance, declaration (elsewhere always preceding divine name)

Usage: Occurs in 358 OT verses. KJV: (hath) said, saith. See also: Genesis 22:16; Jeremiah 22:16; Psalms 36:2.

יְהוָ֥ה Yᵉhôvâh H3068 "The Lord" N-proper

Yehovah is another name for God, often translated as 'the Lord'. It is a national name for God in the Jewish faith. This name is used throughout the Old Testament.

Definition: Another name of ye.ru.sha.laim (יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם "Jerusalem" H3389)

Usage: Occurs in 5522 OT verses. KJV: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה). See also: Genesis 2:4; Genesis 24:42; Exodus 8:8.

צְבָאֽוֹת tsâbâʼ H6635 "army" N-cp

This Hebrew word means a large group of people or things, often referring to an army or a campaign, and is also used to describe the Lord's hosts. It appears in the Bible as a name for God, emphasizing His power and authority. In the KJV, it's translated as 'host' or 'army'.

Definition: : army 1) that which goes forth, army, war, warfare, host 1a) army, host 1a1) host (of organised army) 1a2) host (of angels) 1a3) of sun, moon, and stars 1a4) of whole creation 1b) war, warfare, service, go out to war 1c) service

Usage: Occurs in 463 OT verses. KJV: appointed time, ([phrase]) army, ([phrase]) battle, company, host, service, soldiers, waiting upon, war(-fare). See also: Genesis 2:1; 1 Samuel 17:55; Psalms 24:10.

Study Notes — Jeremiah 8:3

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Gill's Exposition on Jeremiah 8:3
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 8:3
Matthew Poole's Commentary on Jeremiah 8:3
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Context — Judah’s Sin and Punishment

1“At that time,” declares the LORD, “the bones of the kings of Judah, the bones of the officials, the bones of the priests, the bones of the prophets, and the bones of the people of Jerusalem will be removed from their graves. 2They will be exposed to the sun and moon, and to all the host of heaven which they have loved, served, followed, consulted, and worshiped. Their bones will not be gathered up or buried, but will become like dung lying on the ground.

3And wherever I have banished them, the remnant of this evil family will choose death over life,” declares the LORD of Hosts.

4So you are to tell them this is what the LORD says: “Do men fall and not get up again? Does one turn away and not return? 5Why then have these people turned away? Why does Jerusalem always turn away? They cling to deceit; they refuse to return.

Cross References

	Reference	Text (BSB)
1	Revelation 9:6	In those days men will seek death and will not find it; they will long to die, but death will escape them.
2	Jeremiah 29:14	I will be found by you, declares the LORD, and I will restore you from captivity and gather you from all the nations and places to which I have banished you, declares the LORD. I will restore you to the place from which I sent you into exile.”
3	Jeremiah 23:3	Then I Myself will gather the remnant of My flock from all the lands to which I have banished them, and I will return them to their pasture, where they will be fruitful and multiply.
4	Jeremiah 23:8	Instead they will say, ‘As surely as the LORD lives, who brought and led the descendants of the house of Israel up out of the land of the north and all the other lands to which He had banished them.’ Then they will dwell once more in their own land.”
5	Deuteronomy 30:4	Even if you have been banished to the farthest horizon, He will gather you and return you from there.
6	Job 7:15–16	so that I would prefer strangling and death over my life in this body. I loathe my life! I would not live forever. Leave me alone, for my days are but a breath.
7	Deuteronomy 30:1	“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,
8	Jonah 4:3	And now, O LORD, please take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.”
9	Daniel 9:7	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.
10	Jeremiah 20:14–18	Cursed be the day I was born! May the day my mother bore me never be blessed. Cursed be the man who brought my father the news, saying, “A son is born to you,” bringing him great joy. May that man be like the cities that the LORD overthrew without compassion. May he hear an outcry in the morning and a battle cry at noon, because he did not kill me in the womb so that my mother might have been my grave, and her womb forever enlarged. Why did I come out of the womb to see only trouble and sorrow, and to end my days in shame?

Jeremiah 8:3 Summary

This verse means that even when God's people are punished and scattered, they will still refuse to turn to Him and choose life. Instead, they will continue to rebel against Him and choose death, as seen in Jeremiah 8:3. This is a sad commentary on the human heart, which is prone to sin and rebellion, as stated in Romans 3:23. But it also reminds us of the importance of choosing life in God, as stated in Deuteronomy 30:19, and following Him, as encouraged in Joshua 24:15, and that He is always ready to receive us back and offer us forgiveness and salvation, as seen in Luke 15:11-32 and 1 John 1:9.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does it mean for the remnant to 'choose death over life' in Jeremiah 8:3?

This means that despite God's offer of salvation and life, the remnant of Judah is choosing to continue in their sinful ways, which lead to spiritual death, as seen in Deuteronomy 30:19 where God sets before us life and death, and in Romans 6:23 where the wages of sin is death.

Why is God saying this will happen wherever He has banished them?

God is emphasizing that no matter where His people are scattered, their stubborn refusal to turn to Him will remain, as stated in Jeremiah 8:3, and this is a result of their persistent rebellion against Him, as seen in Jeremiah 11:10.

How can we apply this verse to our own lives?

We can apply this verse by recognizing the importance of choosing life in God, as stated in Deuteronomy 30:19, and by being mindful of our own tendency to rebel against God, as seen in Jeremiah 8:3, and instead choosing to follow Him and obey His commands, as encouraged in Joshua 24:15.

What is the significance of the phrase 'the remnant of this evil family'?

This phrase refers to the remaining people of Judah who have survived the Babylonian conquest, but are still engaging in sinful and rebellious behavior, as described in Jeremiah 7:1-34, and are therefore considered 'evil' in God's sight, as stated in Jeremiah 8:3.

Reflection Questions

What are some ways in which I may be 'choosing death over life' in my own spiritual journey, and how can I turn to God for salvation and life?
How can I balance God's justice and mercy in my understanding of this verse, and what does this reveal about God's character, as seen in Exodus 34:6-7 and Psalm 103:8-14?
In what ways can I apply the principle of choosing life in God, as stated in Deuteronomy 30:19, to my daily decisions and actions, and how can I encourage others to do the same, as encouraged in 2 Timothy 4:2?
What does this verse reveal about the consequences of persistent rebellion against God, and how can I learn from the example of Judah in this regard, as seen in Jeremiah 8:3 and 2 Chronicles 36:15-16?

Gill's Exposition on Jeremiah 8:3

And death shall be chosen rather than life,.... By them that should be alive in those times, who would be carried captive into other lands, and be used very hardly, and suffer greatly, by the nations

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 8:3

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.

Matthew Poole's Commentary on Jeremiah 8:3

And death shall be chosen rather than life; a description of the unexpressibleness of their misery, that notwithstanding all the barbarism of the Babylonians exercised both upon the bring and the dead, yet a small matter in comparison of what the living would feel, of the greatness of which misery there was a double cause; not only their being led into captivity, but God’ s displeasure following them, even in their banishment, being sorely oppressed; one of those threatenings ,39: see ,2. Which remain in all the places whither I have driven them; some dispersed among the mountains and hiding-places of Judea, others in the desert of Moab and Idumea, whither they fled for fear of the Chaldeans, and all other places where God would scatter them; an hypallage. The Lord of hosts, he that hath all the creatures as an army at his command, can do this against those with whom he is displeased.

Trapp's Commentary on Jeremiah 8:3

Jeremiah 8:3 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.Ver. 3. And death shall be chosen rather than life.] Vae victis. Alas O survivers, they being captives, and sorely oppressed, shall sing that doleful ditty, “ O terque quaterque beati Queis ante ora patrum, Solymae sub moenibus altis Contigit oppetere. ” Oh how happy were they that perished during the siege, or in the surprisal of the city! Life indeed is sweet, as we say; and man is a life loving creature, said that heathen; but it may happen that life shall be a burden and a bitterness. How oft doth Job unwish it, and how fain would Elijah have been rid of it! So little cause is there that any good man should be either fond of life, or afraid of death.

Ellicott's Commentary on Jeremiah 8:3

(3) The residue of them that remain.—Once more the emphasis of re-iteration, “the remnant of a remnant.” The “evil family” is the whole house of Israel, but the words contemplate specially the exile of Judah and Benjamin, rather than that of the ten tribes.

Cambridge Bible on Jeremiah 8:3

3. The thoughts correspond closely with Leviticus 26:36 ff.; Deuteronomy 28:65 ff. family] See on Jeremiah 3:14. which remain] repeated in MT. by the error of a copyist.

Barnes' Notes on Jeremiah 8:3

This evil family - The whole Jewish race. Which remain - The words are omitted by the Septuagint and Syriac versions.

Whedon's Commentary on Jeremiah 8:3

3. Death shall be chosen — The fate of the survivors is most pitiable of all, for they prefer death but do not find it.

Sermons on Jeremiah 8:3

	Sermon	Description
	Until My Change Comes by Thomas Watson	Thomas Watson preaches on the importance of understanding the brevity and challenges of life, likening it to a day with its shortness, vicissitudes, labor, and irreversibility, urg
	Perpetual Fuel to the Flames of Hell! by Thomas Brooks	Thomas Brooks delivers a sobering sermon on the nature of hell, emphasizing that unlike earthly fire, the flames of hell do not consume but perpetually torment the damned. He illus
	Israel's Chastisement by Art Katz	In this sermon, the preacher emphasizes that the actions of God in the present times are a demonstration of His power and nature, both in judgment and mercy. The sermon highlights
	Joash the Boy King by C.I. Scofield	C.I. Scofield delves into the story of Athaliah's wicked reign, highlighting the evil deed of destroying her own grandchildren and the wise measures taken by Jehoiada to protect Jo
	Beyond Messianic Judaism by Art Katz	In this sermon, the speaker emphasizes the importance of preaching and proclaiming the word of God to bring about spiritual transformation in communities. He highlights the need fo
	K-032 Bridal Love by Art Katz	In this sermon, the speaker emphasizes the importance of love in the Christian life. He highlights that living is deeply connected to loving, and that our love should not exceed ou
	Restoration by Emanuel Esh	In this sermon, Brother Denny discusses a vision seen by the prophet Zachariah. The vision includes four horns, which represent the forces that have scattered Judah, Israel, and Je