Jeremiah 21:8 Parallel Translations

"Say to these people, 'This is what the LORD says: I am going to give you the choice of life or death.(GOD'S WORD®)

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.

ASV:

And unto this people thou shalt say, Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death.

BBE:

And to this people you are to say, The Lord has said, See, I put before you the way of life and the way of death.

DBY:

And unto this people thou shalt say, Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I set before you the way of life, and the way of death.

ERV:

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.

JPS:

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.

WBS:

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.

WEB:

To this people you shall say, Thus says Yahweh: Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death.

YLT:

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!

Jeremiah 21:8 Cross References

XREF:

Deuteronomy 30:15 "See, I have set before you today life and prosperity, and death and adversity;

Deuteronomy 30:19 "I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that I have set before you life and death, the blessing and the curse. So choose life in order that you may live, you and your descendants,

Isaiah 1:19 "If you consent and obey, You will eat the best of the land;

Isaiah 1:20 "But if you refuse and rebel, You will be devoured by the sword." Truly, the mouth of the LORD has spoken. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

21:8 And to this people thou shalt say, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I set before you the {c} way of life, and the way of {d} death.
(c) By yielding yourselves to Nebuchadnezzar.
(d) By resisting him.

WES:

21:8 Behold - I tell you the way you should take, if you would save your lives.

MHC:

21:1-10 When the siege had begun, Zedekiah sent to ask of Jeremiah respecting the event. In times of distress and danger, men often seek those to counsel and pray for them, whom, at other times, they despise and oppose; but they only seek deliverance from punishment. When professors continue in disobedience, presuming upon outward privileges, let them be told that the Lord will prosper his open enemies against them. As the king and his princes would not surrender, the people are exhorted to do so. No sinner on earth is left without a Refuge, who really desires one; but the way of life is humbling, it requires self-denial, and exposes to difficulties.

CONC:

Behold Death Says Setting Thus

Death Furthermore Life Setting Way

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