Verse 3
Jeremiah 8:3
Geneva Bible
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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.
Original Language Text
hebrew
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
English Translation
"And I will choose death over life for all the remnant of the survivors from this evil family in all the places where I have driven them away, says the Lord of Hosts."
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