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.
The survivors from this wicked nation who are left alive will wish they were dead instead. This will be true for all of them scattered in every place where I have forced them to go, says the LORD of hosts.
God is saying that the remaining people from Judah will be so miserable in exile that they'll wish they had died instead of living.
📚 Historical Context
In the historical context, Jeremiah was a prophet speaking to the people of Judah during the late 7th and early 6th centuries BC, warning them of God's impending judgment due to their widespread idolatry, injustice, and abandonment of the covenant. This verse describes the dire consequences of their sins, foretelling a time during the Babylonian exile when the survivors would find life in foreign lands so oppressive that they would long for death. It reflects God's use of exile as a form of discipline to purify His people from their evil ways.
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