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“You shall also say to this people, ‘Thus says Yahweh, “Behold, I (A)set before you the way of life and the way of death. He who (B)inhabits this city will die by the (C)sword and by famine and by pestilence; but he who goes out and falls away to the Chaldeans who are besieging you will live, and he will have his own life as spoil. 10 For I have (D)set My face against this city for [a]evil and not for good,” declares Yahweh. “It will be (E)given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will (F)burn it with fire.”’

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 21:10 Or calamity

“Furthermore, tell the people, ‘This is what the Lord says: See, I am setting before you the way of life(A) and the way of death. Whoever stays in this city will die by the sword, famine or plague.(B) But whoever goes out and surrenders(C) to the Babylonians who are besieging you will live; they will escape with their lives.(D) 10 I have determined to do this city harm(E) and not good, declares the Lord. It will be given into the hands(F) of the king of Babylon, and he will destroy it with fire.’(G)

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