8And to this people thou shalt say: Thus saith the Lord: Behold I set before you the way of life, and the way of death.


In Context

5 And I myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand, and with a strong arm, and in fury, and in indignation, and in great wrath.

6 And I will strike the inhabitants of this city, men and beasts shall die of a great pestilence.

7 And after this, saith the Lord, I will give Sedecias the king of Juda, and his servants, and his people, and such as are left in this city from the pestilence, and the sword , and the famine, into the hand of Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon, and into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of them that seek their life, and he shall strike them with the edge of the sword, and he shall not be moved to pity, nor spare them, nor shew mercy on them.

8 And to this people thou shalt say: Thus saith the Lord: Behold I set before you the way of life, and the way of death.

9 He that shall abide in this city, shall die by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence: but he that shall go out and flee over to the Chaldeans, that besiege you, shall live, and his life shall be to him as a spoil.

10 For I have set my face against this city for evil, and not for good, saith the Lord: it shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire.

Jeremiah 21:8 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:8And unto this people thou shalt say, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I set before you the way of life, and the way of death.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

21:8"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.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

21:8And unto this people thou shalt say, Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:8And unto this people thou shalt say, Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I set before you the way of life, and the way of death.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

21:8And unto this people thou shalt say, Thus saith the LORD: Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:8And to this people thou shalt say, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I set before you the way of life, and the way of death.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:8To this people you shall say, Thus says Yahweh: Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

21:8And unto this people thou dost say, Thus said Jehovah: Lo, I am setting before you the way of life, And the way of death!

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:8And to this people you shall say, Thus said the LORD; Behold, I set before you the way of life, and the way of death.