Albert Barnes Commentary Jeremiah 8:3
Albert Barnes Commentary
Jeremiah 8:3
1798–1870
Presbyterian
Albert Barnes Commentary
Jeremiah 8:3
1798–1870
Presbyterian
SCRIPTURE
"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." — Jeremiah 8:3 (ASV)
This evil family - The whole Jewish people.
Which remain - The words are omitted by the Septuagint and Syriac versions.