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!


In Context

5 And I — I have fought against you, With a stretched-out hand, and with a strong arm, And in anger, and in fury, and in great wrath,

6 And I have smitten the inhabitants of this city, Both man and beast, By a great pestilence do they die.

7 And after this — an affirmation of Jehovah, I give Zedekiah king of Judah, And his servants, and the people, And those left in this city, From the pestilence, from the sword, and from the famine, Into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, And into the hand of their enemies, And into the hand of those seeking their life, And he hath smitten them by the mouth of the sword, He hath no pity on them, Nor doth he spare, nor hath he mercy.

8 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!

9 Whoso is abiding in this city — dieth, By sword, and by famine, and by pestilence, And whoso is going forth, And hath fallen unto the Chaldeans, Who are laying siege against you — liveth, And his life hath been to him for a spoil.

10 For I have set My face against this city for evil, And not for good — an affirmation of Jehovah. Into the hand of the king of Babylon it is given, And he hath burned 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 Douay-Rheims Version 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 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 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.