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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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  1. Jeremiah 21:10 Or calamity

“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. He who stays in this city shall die by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence; but he who goes out and surrenders to the Chalde′ans who are besieging you shall live and shall have his life as a prize of war. 10 For I have set my face against this city for evil and not for good, says the Lord: it shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire.’

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