Jeremiah 21:8-10
Legacy Standard Bible
8 “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. 9 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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- Jeremiah 21:10 Or calamity
Jeremiah 21:8-10
Holman Christian Standard Bible
A Warning for the People
8 “But you must say to this people, ‘This is what the Lord says: Look, I am presenting to you the way of life and the way of death.(A) 9 Whoever stays in this city will die by the sword, famine, and plague, but whoever goes out and surrenders to the Chaldeans who are besieging you will live and will retain his life like the spoils of war.(B) 10 For I have turned[a] against this city to bring disaster(C) and not good’”—this is the Lord’s declaration. “‘It will be handed over to the king of Babylon, who will burn it down.’(D)
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- Jeremiah 21:10 Lit set My face
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