Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “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. New Living Translation “Tell all the people, ‘This is what the LORD says: Take your choice of life or death! English Standard Version “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. Berean Standard Bible Furthermore, you are to tell this people that this is what the LORD says: ‘Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death. King James Bible And unto this people thou shalt say, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I set before you the way of life, and the way of death. New King James Version “Now you shall say to this people, ‘Thus says the LORD: “Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death. New American Standard Bible “You shall also say to this people, ‘This is what the LORD says: “Behold, I am setting before you the way of life and the way of death. NASB 1995 “You shall also say to this people, ‘Thus says the LORD, “Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death. NASB 1977 “You shall also say to this people, ‘Thus says the LORD, “Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death. Legacy Standard Bible “You shall also say to this people, ‘Thus says Yahweh, “Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death. Amplified Bible “And to this people you (Jeremiah) shall also say, ‘Thus says the LORD, “Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death. Christian Standard Bible “But tell this people, ‘This is what the LORD says: Look, I am setting before you the way of life and the way of death. Holman Christian Standard Bible “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. American Standard Version And unto this people thou shalt say, Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And to this people say: “Thus says LORD JEHOVAH, ‘Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death Brenton Septuagint Translation And thou shalt say to this people, Thus saith the Lord; Behold, I have set before you the way of life, and the way of death. Contemporary English Version Then I told them that the LORD had said: People of Jerusalem, I, the LORD, give you the choice of life or death. Douay-Rheims Bible 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. English Revised Version And unto this people thou shalt say, Thus saith the LORD: Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death. GOD'S WORD® Translation "Say to these people, 'This is what the LORD says: I am going to give you the choice of life or death. Good News Translation Then the LORD told me to say to the people, "Listen! I, the LORD, am giving you a choice between the way that leads to life and the way that leads to death. International Standard Version "You are to say to this people, 'This is what the LORD says: "I'm about to set before you the way of life and the way of death. JPS Tanakh 1917 And unto this people thou shalt say: Thus saith the LORD: Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death. Literal Standard Version “And you say to this people, Thus said YHWH: Behold, I am setting before you the way of life, | And the way of death! Majority Standard Bible Furthermore, you are to tell this people that this is what the LORD says: ‘Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death. New American Bible And to this people you shall say: Thus says the LORD: See, I am giving you a choice between the way to life and the way to death. NET Bible "But tell the people of Jerusalem that the LORD says, 'I will give you a choice between two courses of action. One will result in life; the other will result in death. New Revised Standard Version And to this people you shall say: Thus says the LORD: See, I am setting before you the way of life and the way of death. New Heart English Bible To this people you shall say, "Thus says the LORD: 'Look, I set before you the way of life and the way of death. Webster's Bible Translation 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. World English Bible “You shall say to this people, ‘Yahweh says: “Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death. Young's Literal Translation 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! Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Jerusalem will Fall to Babylon…7‘After that,’ declares the LORD, ‘I will hand over Zedekiah king of Judah, his officers, and the people in this city who survive the plague and sword and famine, to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and to their enemies who seek their lives. He will put them to the sword; he will not spare them or show pity or compassion.’ 8Furthermore, you are to tell this people that this is what the LORD says: ‘Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death. 9Whoever stays in this city will die by sword and famine and plague, but whoever goes out and surrenders to the Chaldeans who besiege you will live; he will retain his life like a spoil of war.… Cross References Deuteronomy 30:15 See, I have set before you today life and goodness, as well as death and disaster. Deuteronomy 30:19 I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you today that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing. Therefore choose life, so that you and your descendants may live, Proverbs 12:28 There is life in the path of righteousness, but another path leads to death. Isaiah 1:19 If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the best of the land. Isaiah 1:20 But if you resist and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword." For the mouth of the LORD has spoken. Jeremiah 38:17 Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, "This is what the LORD God of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: 'If you indeed surrender to the officers of the king of Babylon, then you will live, this city will not be burned down, and you and your household will survive. Treasury of Scripture And to this people you shall say, Thus said the LORD; Behold, I set before you the way of life, and the way of death. I set. Deuteronomy 11:26 Behold, I set before you this day a blessing and a curse; Deuteronomy 30:15,19 See, I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil; … Isaiah 1:19,20 If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land: … Jump to Previous Death Furthermore Life Setting WayJump to Next Death Furthermore Life Setting WayJeremiah 21 1. Zedikiah sends to Jeremiah to enquire the event of Nebuchadnezzar's war.3. Jeremiah foretells a hard siege and miserable captivity. 8. He counsels the people to fall to the Chaldeans; 11. and upbraids the King's house. (8) The way of life, and the way of death.--The words are not unlike those of Deuteronomy 11:26-27; Deuteronomy 30:15; Deuteronomy 30:19, but there is something like a solemn irony in their application here. They obviously present themselves, not with the wide spiritual application with which they meet us there, but are to be taken in their lowest and most literal sense. The "way of life" is no longer that way of righteousness which the men of Judah had forsaken, leading to the life of eternal blessedness, but simply submission to the Chaldaeans, and the life so gained was one of exile and poverty, if not of bondage also. Hebrew You are also to sayתֹּאמַ֔ר (tō·mar) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say to וְאֶל־ (wə·’el-) Conjunctive waw | Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to this הַזֶּה֙ (haz·zeh) Article | Pronoun - masculine singular Strong's 2088: This, that people, הָעָ֤ם (hā·‘ām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock ‘This is what כֹּ֖ה (kōh) Adverb Strong's 3541: Like this, thus, here, now the LORD יְהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3069: YHWH says: אָמַ֣ר (’ā·mar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say Behold, הִנְנִ֤י (hin·nî) Interjection | first person common singular Strong's 2005: Lo! behold! I set נֹתֵן֙ (nō·ṯên) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 5414: To give, put, set before לִפְנֵיכֶ֔ם (lip̄·nê·ḵem) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural Strong's 6440: The face you אֶת־ (’eṯ-) Direct object marker Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case the way דֶּ֥רֶךְ (de·reḵ) Noun - common singular construct Strong's 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action of life הַחַיִּ֖ים (ha·ḥay·yîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life and the way דֶּ֥רֶךְ (de·reḵ) Noun - common singular construct Strong's 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action of death. הַמָּֽוֶת׃ (ham·mā·weṯ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4194: Death, the dead, their place, state, pestilence, ruin Links Jeremiah 21:8 NIVJeremiah 21:8 NLT Jeremiah 21:8 ESV Jeremiah 21:8 NASB Jeremiah 21:8 KJV Jeremiah 21:8 BibleApps.com Jeremiah 21:8 Biblia Paralela Jeremiah 21:8 Chinese Bible Jeremiah 21:8 French Bible Jeremiah 21:8 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Jeremiah 21:8 To this people you shall say Thus (Jer.) |