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Jeremiah 21:8
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6 I will strike the inhabitants of this city, both man and beast; they shall die of a great pestilence.
7 And afterward,” says the Lord, a“I will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah, his servants and the people, and such as are left in this city from the pestilence and the sword and the famine, into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those who seek their life; and he shall strike them with the edge of the sword. bHe shall not spare them, or have pity or mercy.” ’  
8 “Now you shall say to this people, ‘Thus says the Lord: “Behold, aI set before you the way of life and the way of death.  
9 He who aremains in this city shall die by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence; but he who goes out and1 defects to the Chaldeans who besiege you, he shall blive, and his life shall be as a prize to him.  
10 For I have aset My face against this city for adversity and not for good,” says the Lord. b“It shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall cburn it with fire.” ’  

Message to the House of David

11 “And concerning the house of the king of Judah, say, ‘Hear the word of the Lord,
12 O house of David! Thus says the Lord:
a“Execute1 judgment bin the morning;
And deliver him who is plundered
Out of the hand of the oppressor,
Lest My fury go forth like fire
And burn so that no one can quench it,
Because of the evil of your doings. 
Verse Comparison: Jeremiah 21:8

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American Standard Version
And unto this people thou shalt say, Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death.

Amplified® Bible
And to this people you [Jeremiah] shall say, Thus says the Lord: Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death.

Contemporary English Version
Then I told them that the LORD had said: People of Jerusalem, I, the LORD, give you the choice of life or death.

Darby English Version
And unto this people thou shalt say, Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I set before you the way of life, and the way of death.

Good News Bible
Then the LORD told me to say to the people, "Listen! I, the LORD, am giving you a choice between the way that leads to life and the way that leads to death.

King James Version
And unto this people thou shalt say, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I set before you the way of life, and the way of death.

New American Standard Bible
"You shall also say to this people, `Thus says the LORD, "Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death.

New International Version
"Furthermore, tell the people, 'This is what the LORD says: See, I am setting before you the way of life and the way of death.

New King James Version
“Now you shall say to this people, ‘Thus says the LORD: “Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"You shall also say to this people, 'Thus says the LORD, "Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death.

Revised Standard Version
"And to this people you shall say: 'Thus says the LORD: Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death.

Young's Literal Translation
And unto this people thou dost say, Thus said Jehovah: Lo, I am setting before you the way of life, And the way of death!


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