Jeremiah 21:6-8
New English Translation
6 I will kill everything living in Jerusalem, people and animals alike. They will die from terrible diseases. 7 Then[a] I, the Lord, promise that[b] I will hand over King Zedekiah of Judah, his officials, and any of the people who survive the war, starvation, and disease. I will hand them over to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon and to their enemies who want to kill them. He will slaughter them with the sword. He will not show them any mercy, compassion, or pity.’
8 “But[c] tell the people of Jerusalem[d] 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.[e]
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- Jeremiah 21:7 tn Heb “And afterward.”
- Jeremiah 21:7 tn Heb “oracle of the Lord.”
- Jeremiah 21:8 tn Heb “And/But unto this people you shall say…” “But” is suggested here by the unusual word order, which offsets what they are to say to Zedekiah (v. 3).
- Jeremiah 21:8 tn Heb “these people.”
- Jeremiah 21:8 tn Heb “Behold, I am setting before you the way of life and the way of death.”
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