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In biblical terminology, the term "residue" often refers to what remains after a portion has been removed or used. This concept is found throughout Scripture, both in literal and metaphorical contexts. The idea of residue can be applied to physical remnants, such as leftover materials, or to spiritual and moral remnants, such as a faithful remnant of people.

Old Testament Usage

1. Physical Remnants: In the Old Testament, "residue" is frequently used to describe what is left after a process of destruction or consumption. For example, in the context of offerings and sacrifices, the residue might refer to what remains after the offering has been made. In Leviticus 2:3, the residue of the grain offering is described: "The rest of the grain offering belongs to Aaron and his sons; it is a most holy part of the offerings made by fire to the LORD."

2. Remnant of People: The concept of a faithful remnant is a recurring theme in the prophetic books. This remnant, or residue, refers to the portion of Israel that remains faithful to God despite widespread apostasy. Isaiah 10:20-22 speaks of this remnant: "On that day the remnant of Israel and the survivors of the house of Jacob will no longer depend on him who struck them, but will truly rely on the LORD, the Holy One of Israel. A remnant will return, a remnant of Jacob, to the Mighty God."

3. Judgment and Restoration: The residue is also used in the context of judgment and restoration. After God's judgment, a residue of people or nations often remains, which God uses to fulfill His purposes. In Ezekiel 5:10, the residue is mentioned in the context of judgment: "Therefore fathers will eat their sons within you, and sons will eat their fathers. I will execute judgments against you and scatter all your survivors to every wind."

New Testament Usage

1. Spiritual Remnant: The New Testament continues the theme of a spiritual remnant. In Romans 11:5, Paul speaks of a remnant chosen by grace: "So too, at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace." This remnant represents those who remain faithful to God through faith in Jesus Christ.

2. Moral and Spiritual Purity: The residue can also symbolize the purity and holiness that God desires from His people. In 2 Corinthians 7:1, Paul exhorts believers to cleanse themselves from all defilement, perfecting holiness in the fear of God: "Therefore, beloved, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles body and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God."

Theological Implications

The concept of residue in the Bible underscores God's sovereignty and faithfulness. Despite human failure and sin, God preserves a remnant for Himself, demonstrating His commitment to His covenant promises. This remnant serves as a beacon of hope and a testament to God's redemptive plan throughout history. The residue, whether in the form of a faithful remnant or the purity of a believer's life, highlights the importance of remaining steadfast in faith and obedience to God.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) That which remains after a part is taken, separated, removed, or designated; remnant; remainder.

2. (n.) That part of a testator's estate which is not disposed of in his will by particular and special legacies and devises, and which remains after payment of debts and legacies.

3. (n.) That which remains of a molecule after the removal of a portion of its constituents; hence, an atom or group regarded as a portion of a molecule; -- used as nearly equivalent to radical, but in a more general sense.

4. (n.) Any positive or negative number that differs from a given number by a multiple of a given modulus; thus, if 7 is the modulus, and 9 the given number, the numbers -5, 2, 16, 23, etc., are residues.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

RESIDUE

rez'-i-du.

See REMNANT.

Greek

2640. kataleimma -- remnant.
... Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter Transliteration: kataleimma Phonetic Spelling:
(kat-al'-ime-mah) Short Definition: a remnant, small residue Definition: a remnant ...
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2645. kataloipos -- remaining
... residue. From kata and loipoy; left down (behind), ie remaining (plural the rest) --
residue. see GREEK kata. see GREEK loipoy. (kataloipoi) -- 1 Occurrence. ...
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3062. loipos -- the rest, the remaining
... remaining ones, remnant. Masculine plural of a derivative of leipo; remaining ones --
other, which remain, remnant, residue, rest. see GREEK leipo. ...
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4027. perikatharma -- that which is cleaned off, refuse
... 4027 -- properly, off-scouring (refuse); "left-overs," rejected after a thorough
cleansing; (figuratively) an , viewed as scummy residue (used only in 1 Cor 4 ...
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Strong's Hebrew

7605. shear -- rest, residue, remnant
... 7604, 7605. shear. 7606 . rest, residue, remnant. Transliteration: shear Phonetic
Spelling: (sheh-awr') Short Definition: rest. ... other, remnant, residue, rest ...
/hebrew/7605.htm - 6k

7611. sheerith -- rest, residue, remnant, remainder
... 7610, 7611. sheerith. 7612 . rest, residue, remnant, remainder. Transliteration:
sheerith Phonetic Spelling: (sheh-ay-reeth') Short Definition: remnant. ...
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3499. yether -- remainder, excess, preeminence
... abundant. abundant, cord, exceeding, excellent, plentifully, remnant, residue
From yathar; properly, an overhanging, ie (by implication ...
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7606. shear -- rest, remainder
... whatsoever more, residue, rest. (Aramaic) corresponding to sh'ar -- X whatsoever
more, residue, rest. see HEBREW sh'ar. 7605, 7606. shear. 7607 . ...
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319. acharith -- the after-part, end
... survivors (2). last, latter end time, hinder, uttermost, length, posterity,
remnant, residue, reward. From 'achar; the last or end ...
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3498. yathar -- to remain over
... to abound, preserve -- excel, leave (a remnant), left behind, too much, make plenteous,
preserve, (be, let) remain(-der, -ing, - nant), reserve, residue, rest. ...
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Library

Upon the Infinite Extent of the Understanding and Affection of the ...
... being desolate, because neither exceedeth the other.9. An infinite glory in the
communion of Saints, every one being a treasure to all the residue and enjoying ...
/.../traherne/centuries of meditations/100 upon the infinite extent.htm

Image Worship Condemned by Scripture.
... gave it growth that it might be for men to burn, and that he might take thereof
and warm himself, and kindle, and bake bread upon it, but the residue they made ...
/.../select works and letters or athanasius/section 14 image worship condemned.htm

Refutation of the Homeric view of the Soul's Detention from Hades ...
... They also say that those souls which are taken away by a premature death wander
about hither and thither until they have completed the residue of the years ...
/.../tertullian/a treatise on the soul/chapter lvi refutation of the homeric.htm

Introductory Note
... [608] Wars, pestilences, and the irruptions of barbarians, make up the history of
the residue of the period, through which Dionysius was found a "burning and a ...
//christianbookshelf.org/dionysius/the works of dionysius/introductory note.htm

Because of Its Bearing Upon the Gentiles.
... build again the tabernacle of David (ie, Israel), which is fallen down; and I will
build again the ruins thereof, and I will set it up; that the residue of men ...
//christianbookshelf.org/pink/the redeemers return/2 because of its bearing.htm

A Crown Op Pride or a Crown of Glory
... while it is yet in his hand he eateth it up.5. In that day shall the Lord of hosts
be for a crown of glory, and for a diadem of beauty, unto the residue of his ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture h/a crown op pride or.htm

Upon Our Lord's SermonOn the Mount
... These are like the locusts of Egypt, "which eat up the residue that had escaped,
that had remained after the hail." They devour even the residue of men that ...
/.../wesley/sermons on several occasions/sermon 32 upon our lords.htm

Cause to be Heard in Thy Grace, the Tidings of Thy Salvation: for ...
... Let consolations be multiplied, in mercy to my dwellers: let the remainder and residue,
console us in the midst of wrath; and cause Thou us to forget in the ...
/.../ephraim/hymns and homilies of ephraim the syrian/hymn v cause to be.htm

Death Entirely Separates the Soul from the Body.
... in the opinions of some men; and on this account they will not have the body consumed
at its funeral by fire, because they would spare the small residue of the ...
/.../tertullian/a treatise on the soul/chapter li death entirely separates the.htm

The Judgment of Drunkards and Mockers
... while it is yet in his hand he eateth it up.5. In that day shall the Lord of hosts
be for a crown of glory, and for a diadem of beauty, unto the residue of His ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture h/the judgment of drunkards and.htm

Thesaurus

Residue (47 Occurrences)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. RESIDUE. rez'-i-du. ...Residue (47 Occurrences). Mark
16:13 And they went and told it unto the residue: neither believed they them ...
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Nebuzaradan (16 Occurrences)
... 2 Kings 25:11 The residue of the people who were left in the city, and those who
fell away, who fell to the king of Babylon, and the residue of the multitude ...
/n/nebuzaradan.htm - 13k

Imperial (14 Occurrences)
... Jeremiah 39:9 Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive into
Babylon the residue of the people who remained in the city, the deserters ...
/i/imperial.htm - 11k

Remnant (157 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (a.) Remaining; yet left. 2. (a.) That which remains
after a part is removed, destroyed, used up, performed, etc.; residue. ...
/r/remnant.htm - 43k

Bodyguard (23 Occurrences)
... Jeremiah 39:9 Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive into
Babylon the residue of the people who remained in the city, the deserters ...
/b/bodyguard.htm - 14k

Remainder (33 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) Anything that remains, or is left, after
the separation and removal of a part; residue; remnant. ...
/r/remainder.htm - 18k

Exile (101 Occurrences)
... 2 Kings 25:11 The residue of the people who were left in the city, and those who
fell away, who fell to the king of Babylon, and the residue of the multitude ...
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Nebu'zarad'an (14 Occurrences)
... 2 Kings 25:11 And the residue of the people that were left in the city, and those
that fell away, that fell to the king of Babylon, and the residue of the ...
/n/nebu'zarad'an.htm - 10k

Underfoot (14 Occurrences)
... a fourth animal, awesome and powerful, and strong exceedingly; and it had great
iron teeth; it devoured and broke in pieces, and stamped the residue with its ...
/u/underfoot.htm - 11k

Dreadful (23 Occurrences)
... a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great
iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the ...
/d/dreadful.htm - 13k

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Residue (47 Occurrences)

Mark 16:13
And they went and told it unto the residue: neither believed they them.
(KJV WBS)

Acts 15:17
That the residue of men might seek after the Lord, and all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called, saith the Lord, who doeth all these things.
(KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Exodus 10:5
and they shall cover the surface of the earth, so that one won't be able to see the earth. They shall eat the residue of that which has escaped, which remains to you from the hail, and shall eat every tree which grows for you out of the field.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Numbers 31:32
And the prey, the residue of the spoil which the people of the host have spoiled, is of the flock six hundred thousand, and seventy thousand, and five thousand;
(YLT)

Deuteronomy 3:11
For only Og the king of Bashan remained of the residue of giants: behold, his bedstead was a bedstead of iron; is it not in Rabbah of the children of Ammon? its length was nine cubits, and its breadth four cubits, after the cubit of a man.
(DBY)

Deuteronomy 28:54
The eye of the man in thy midst that is tender and very luxurious shall be evil towards his brother, and the wife of his bosom, and the residue of his children which he hath left;
(DBY)

Joshua 12:4
and the territory of Og the king of Bashan, of the residue of the giants, who dwelt at Ashtaroth and at Edrei,
(DBY)

Joshua 13:12
all the kingdom of Og in Bashan, who reigned at Ashtaroth and at Edrei, who remained of the residue of the giants; and Moses smote them and dispossessed them.
(DBY)

Joshua 23:12
For if ye in any wise go back, and cleave unto the residue of these nations, these that remain among you, and make marriages with them, and come in unto them and they unto you:
(DBY)

2 Kings 25:11
The residue of the people who were left in the city, and those who fell away, who fell to the king of Babylon, and the residue of the multitude, did Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carry away captive.
(WEB JPS ASV)

1 Chronicles 6:66
And the residue of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their coasts out of the tribe of Ephraim.
(KJV WBS)

Nehemiah 11:20
The residue of Israel, of the priests, the Levites, were in all the cities of Judah, everyone in his inheritance.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Job 22:20
Is not he who rose against us destroyed, and doth not the fire consume his residue?
(DBY)

Psalms 76:10
Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee: The residue of wrath shalt thou gird upon thee.
(See JPS ASV RSV)

Isaiah 1:9
Unless Jehovah of hosts had left us a very small residue, we should have been as Sodom, we should have been like unto Gomorrah.
(DBY)

Isaiah 21:17
and the residue of the number of the archers, the mighty men of the children of Kedar, will be few; for Yahweh, the God of Israel, has spoken it."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Isaiah 28:5
In that day, Yahweh of Armies will become a crown of glory, and a diadem of beauty, to the residue of his people;
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS)

Isaiah 38:10
I said, "In the middle of my life I go into the gates of Sheol. I am deprived of the residue of my years."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS)

Isaiah 44:17
And the residue thereof he maketh a god, even his graven image: he falleth down unto it, and worshippeth it, and prayeth unto it, and saith, Deliver me; for thou art my god.
(KJV JPS ASV WBS)

Isaiah 44:19
And none considereth in his heart, neither is there knowledge nor understanding to say, I have burned part of it in the fire; yea, also I have baked bread upon the coals thereof; I have roasted flesh, and eaten it: and shall I make the residue thereof an abomination? shall I fall down to the stock of a tree?
(KJV JPS ASV WBS RSV)

Jeremiah 8:3
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 Armies.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Jeremiah 15:9
She who has borne seven languishes; she has given up the spirit; her sun is gone down while it was yet day; she has been disappointed and confounded: and the residue of them will I deliver to the sword before their enemies, says Yahweh.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Jeremiah 24:8
As the bad figs, which can't be eaten, they are so bad, surely thus says Yahweh, So will I give up Zedekiah the king of Judah, and his princes, and the residue of Jerusalem, who remain in this land, and those who dwell in the land of Egypt,
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS)

Jeremiah 27:19
For thus says Yahweh of Armies concerning the pillars, and concerning the sea, and concerning the bases, and concerning the residue of the vessels that are left in this city,
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS)

Jeremiah 29:1
Now these are the words of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem to the residue of the elders of the captivity, and to the priests, and to the prophets, and to all the people, whom Nebuchadnezzar had carried away captive from Jerusalem to Babylon,
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Jeremiah 39:3
And all the princes of the king of Babylon came in, and sat in the middle gate, even Nergalsharezer, Samgarnebo, Sarsechim, Rabsaris, Nergalsharezer, Rabmag, with all the residue of the princes of the king of Babylon.
(KJV JPS WBS)

Jeremiah 39:9
Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive into Babylon the residue of the people who remained in the city, the deserters also who fell away to him, and the residue of the people who remained.
(WEB ASV)

Jeremiah 41:10
Then Ishmael carried away captive all the residue of the people who were in Mizpah, even the king's daughters, and all the people who remained in Mizpah, whom Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had committed to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam; Ishmael the son of Nethaniah carried them away captive, and departed to go over to the children of Ammon.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS)

Jeremiah 52:15
Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive of the poorest of the people, and the residue of the people who were left in the city, and those who fell away, who fell to the king of Babylon, and the residue of the multitude.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS)

Ezekiel 9:8
It happened, while they were smiting, and I was left, that I fell on my face, and cried, and said, Ah Lord Yahweh! will you destroy all the residue of Israel in your pouring out of your wrath on Jerusalem?
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS)

Ezekiel 23:25
I will set my jealousy against you, and they shall deal with you in fury; they shall take away your nose and your ears; and your residue shall fall by the sword: they shall take your sons and your daughters; and your residue shall be devoured by the fire.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Ezekiel 34:18
Does it seem a small thing to you to have fed on the good pasture, but you must tread down with your feet the residue of your pasture? and to have drunk of the clear waters, but you must foul the residue with your feet?
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS)

Ezekiel 36:3
therefore prophesy, and say, Thus says the Lord Yahweh: Because, even because they have made you desolate, and swallowed you up on every side, that you might be a possession to the residue of the nations, and you are taken up in the lips of talkers, and the evil report of the people;
(WEB KJV ASV WBS)

Ezekiel 36:4
therefore, you mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord Yahweh: Thus says the Lord Yahweh to the mountains and to the hills, to the watercourses and to the valleys, to the desolate wastes and to the cities that are forsaken, which are become a prey and derision to the residue of the nations that are all around;
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS)

Ezekiel 36:5
therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: Surely in the fire of my jealousy have I spoken against the residue of the nations, and against all Edom, that have appointed my land to themselves for a possession with the joy of all their heart, with despite of soul, to cast it out for a prey.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS)

Ezekiel 48:18
And the residue in length over against the oblation of the holy portion shall be ten thousand eastward, and ten thousand westward: and it shall be over against the oblation of the holy portion; and the increase thereof shall be for food unto them that serve the city.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Ezekiel 48:21
The residue shall be for the prince, on the one side and on the other of the holy offering and of the possession of the city; in front of the twenty-five thousand of the offering toward the east border, and westward in front of the twenty-five thousand toward the west border, answerable to the portions, it shall be for the prince: and the holy offering and the sanctuary of the house shall be in its midst.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT)

Daniel 7:7
After this I saw in the night visions, and, behold, a fourth animal, awesome and powerful, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth; it devoured and broke in pieces, and stamped the residue with its feet: and it was diverse from all the animals that were before it; and it had ten horns.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS RSV)

Daniel 7:19
Then I desired to know the truth concerning the fourth animal, which was diverse from all of them, exceedingly terrible, whose teeth were of iron, and its nails of brass; which devoured, broke in pieces, and stamped the residue with its feet;
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS RSV)

Joel 2:32
And it shall be that whosoever shall call upon the name of Jehovah shall be saved: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as Jehovah hath said, and for the residue whom Jehovah shall call.
(DBY)

Amos 4:2
The Lord Jehovah hath sworn by his holiness, that, lo, the days shall come upon you, that they shall take you away with hooks, and your residue with fish-hooks.
(See JPS ASV)

Micah 5:3
Therefore will he give them up, until the time that she who travaileth hath brought forth: then the residue of his brethren shall return unto the children of Israel.
(See JPS ASV DBY)

Zephaniah 2:9
Therefore as I live, saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, Surely Moab shall be as Sodom, and the children of Ammon as Gomorrah, even the breeding of nettles, and saltpits, and a perpetual desolation: the residue of my people shall spoil them, and the remnant of my people shall possess them.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Haggai 2:2
Speak now to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, and to the residue of the people, saying,
(KJV WBS)

Zechariah 8:11
But now I will not be unto the residue of this people as in the former days, saith the LORD of hosts.
(KJV WBS)

Zechariah 14:2
For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city.
(KJV JPS ASV WBS)

Malachi 2:15
Did he not make one, although he had the residue of the Spirit? Why one? He sought a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.
(WEB KJV ASV WBS)

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