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I will strike down the inhabitants of this city, human being and beast; they shall die in a great pestilence.(A) After that—oracle of the Lord—I will hand over Zedekiah, king of Judah, and his ministers and the people in this city who survive pestilence, sword, and famine, to Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, to their enemies and those who seek their lives. He shall strike them down with the edge of the sword, without quarter, without mercy or compassion.(B) 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.(C)

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I will strike(A) down those who live in this city—both man and beast—and they will die of a terrible plague.(B) After that, declares the Lord, I will give Zedekiah(C) king of Judah, his officials and the people in this city who survive the plague,(D) sword and famine, into the hands of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon(E) and to their enemies(F) who want to kill them.(G) He will put them to the sword;(H) he will show them no mercy or pity or compassion.’(I)

“Furthermore, tell the people, ‘This is what the Lord says: See, I am setting before you the way of life(J) and the way of death.

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