Jeremiah 8:3

And wherever I have banished them, the remnant of this evil family will choose death over life,” declares the LORD of Hosts.
Jeremiah 8:3
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

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

  1. וְנִבְחַ֥רve.niv.Char“and it will be chosen”
    Conjunction + Verb, niphal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בָּחַר · “to choose” · Strong's H0977
  2. מָ֙וֶת֙ma.vet“death”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מָ֫וֶת · “death” · Strong's H4194
  3. מֵֽחַיִּ֔יםme.chai.Yim“more than life”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from חַיִּים · “life” · Strong's H2416E
  4. לְכֹ֗לle.Khol“by all”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  5. הַשְּׁאֵרִית֙ha.she.'e.Rit“the remnant”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from שְׁאֵרִית · “remnant” · Strong's H7611
  6. הַנִּשְׁאָרִ֔יםha.nish.'a.Rim“which remain”
    Definite article + Verb, niphal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from שָׁאַר · “to remain” · Strong's H7604
  7. מִן־min-“from”
    Preposition · “from” · Strong's H4480A
  8. הַמִּשְׁפָּחָ֥הha.mish.pa.Chah“the family”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from מִשְׁפָּחָה · “family” · Strong's H4940
  9. הָֽרָעָ֖הha.ra.'Ah“<the> evil”
    Definite article + Adjective, feminine, singular, absolute · from רַע · “evil” · Strong's H7451H
  10. הַזֹּ֑אתha.Zot“<the> this”
    Definite article + Particle, demonstrative · from זֹאת · “this” · Strong's H2063
  11. בְּכָל־be.khol“in all”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  12. הַמְּקֹמ֤וֹתha.me.ko.Mot“the places”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, plural, construct · from מָקוֹם · “standing place” · Strong's H4725
  13. הַנִּשְׁאָרִים֙ha.nish.'a.Rim“which remain”
    Definite article + Verb, niphal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from שָׁאַר · “to remain” · Strong's H7604
  14. אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sher“where”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  15. הִדַּחְתִּ֣יםhi.dach.Tim“I have banished them”
    Verb, hiphil, perfect, 1st person, common, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from נָדַח · “to banish” · Strong's H5080
  16. שָׁ֔םSham“there”
    Adverb · from שָׁם · “there” · Strong's H8033G
  17. נְאֻ֖םne.'Um“[the] utterance of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from נְאֻם · “utterance” · Strong's H5002
  18. יְהוָ֥הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  19. צְבָאֽוֹת׃ סtze.va.'ot“of hosts”
    Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from צָבָא · “Hosts” · Strong's H6635B
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)