Jeremiah 21:6-8

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⁶ I will kill everything living in Jerusalem, both people and animals. They will die from a terrible disease that will spread all through the city. ⁷ After that happens,’” says the Lord, “‘I will give King Zedekiah of Judah and all his officials to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. And I will give to Nebuchadnezzar the people who remain alive in Jerusalem—those who did not die from the terrible disease and the people who did not die in war or from hunger. I will give them all to King Nebuchadnezzar. The people of Judah will be captured by their enemies who want to kill them. Nebuchadnezzar’s army will use their swords to kill the people of Judah and Jerusalem. Nebuchadnezzar will not show any mercy. He will not feel sorry for them.’

⁸ “Also tell the people of Jerusalem, ‘This is what the Lord says: Understand that I will let you choose to live or die.