Jeremiah 8:3 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 8:3 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וְנִבְחַ֥ר
bâchar
H977
to choose
מָ֨וֶת֙
mâveth
H4194
death
מֵֽחַיִּ֔ים
chay
H2416
living
לְכֹ֗ל
kôl
H3605
all
הַשְּׁאֵרִית֙
shᵉʼêrîyth
H7611
remnant
הַנִּשְׁאָרִ֔ים
shâʼar
H7604
to remain
מִן
min
H4480
from
הַמִּשְׁפָּחָ֥ה
mishpâchâh
H4940
family
הָֽרָעָ֖ה
raʻ
H7451
evil
הַזֹּ֑את
zôʼth
H2063
this
בְּכָל
kôl
H3605
all
הַמְּקֹמ֤וֹת
mâqôwm
H4725
place
הַנִּשְׁאָרִים֙
shâʼar
H7604
to remain
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
הִדַּחְתִּ֣ים
nâdach
H5080
to thrust
שָׁ֔ם
shâm
H8033
there
נְאֻ֖ם
nᵉʼum
H5002
utterance
יְהוָ֥ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
צְבָאֽוֹת
tsâbâʼ
H6635
army
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World English Bible Public Domain
Death shall 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 Yahweh of Hosts.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And they will choose death from life for all of the remnant who are remaining from this evil family, in all of the places of those who remaining, where I drove them—the declaration of Yahweh of hosts.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).