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Jeremiah 8:3 Cross-References
Explore 16 cross-references for Jeremiah 8:3 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 8 verse 3 to related passages throughout the 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.”
Jeremiah 8:3 (KJV)
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Commentary on Jeremiah 8:3
This verse pronounces a chilling verdict: 'death shall be chosen rather than life.' The Hebrew maveth yibbachar mechayyim (מָוֶת יִבָּחַר מֵחַיִּים) indicates that surviving exile would be so miserable that death would seem preferable. The phrase 'all the residue of them that remain of this evil family' refers to exiled survivors of judgment. Their scattering 'in all the places whither I have driven them' emphasizes divine agency—God Himself drove them into exile. The phrase 'saith the LORD of hosts' (neum YHWH Tseva'ot) adds prophetic authority. This anticipates Jeremiah's later counsel to th...
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Cross-References for Jeremiah 8:3
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“and will in no way find it. They will desire to die”
“says Yahweh”
“As Yahweh lives”
“and will bring them again to their folds; and they shall be fruitful and multiply.”
“death rather than my bones.”
“from there will Yahweh your God gather you”
“Yahweh”
“when all these things are come on you”
“righteousness belongs to you”
“and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die”