the Week of Proper 9 / Ordinary 14
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Jeremiah 21:8
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“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.
To this people you shall say, Thus says the LORD: Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death.
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.
"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.
"Also tell this to the people of Jerusalem: ‘This is what the Lord says: I will let you choose to live or die.
"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.
To this people you shall say, Thus says Yahweh: Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death.
And vnto this people thou shalt say, Thus saith the Lorde, Beholde, I set before you the way of life, and the way of death.
"You shall also say to this people, ‘Thus says Yahweh, "Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death.
You are also to say to this people, 'This is what the LORD says: Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death.
Then I told them that the Lord had said: People of Jerusalem, I, the Lord , give you the choice of life or death.
"And here is what you are to tell this people: ‘ Adonai says: "Look! I am presenting you with the way of life and the way of death.
And unto this people thou shalt say, Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I set before you the way of life, and the way of death.
"Also tell the people of Jerusalem, ‘This is what the Lord says: Understand that I will let you choose to live or die.
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.
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.
"And to this people you shall say, ‘Thus says Yahweh, "Look, I am setting before you the way of life and the way of death.
And you shall say to this people, So says Jehovah, Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death.
And vnto this people thou shalt saye: Thus saieth the LORDE: beholde, I laye before you the waye of life and deeth.
And unto this people thou shalt say, Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death.
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.
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.
And vnto this people thou shalt say; Thus saith the Lord; Behold, I set before you the way of life, and the way of death.
And vnto this people thou shalt say, thus saith the Lorde: Beholde, I lay before you the way of life and death.
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.
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.
And thou schalt seie to this puple, The Lord God seith these thingis, Lo! Y yyue bifore you the weie of lijf, and the weie of deth.
And to this people you shall say, Thus says Yahweh: Look, I set before you the way of life and the way of death.
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.
"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.
"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.
"Tell all the people, ‘This is what the Lord says: Take your choice of life or death!
"Also tell the people, ‘The Lord says, "See, I set before you the way of life and the way of death.
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.
And unto this people, shalt thou say, Thus, saith Yahweh, - Behold me! setting before you the way, of life, and the way of death:
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.
"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.
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!
"And then tell the people at large, ‘ God 's Message to you is this: Listen carefully. I'm giving you a choice: life or death. Whoever stays in this city will die—either in battle or by starvation or disease. But whoever goes out and surrenders to the Chaldeans who have surrounded the city will live. You'll lose everything—but not your life. I'm determined to see this city destroyed. I'm that angry with this place! God 's Decree. I'm going to give it to the king of Babylon, and he's going to burn it to the ground.'
"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.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
I set: Deuteronomy 11:26, Deuteronomy 30:15, Deuteronomy 30:19, Isaiah 1:19, Isaiah 1:20
Reciprocal: Proverbs 6:23 - the way Proverbs 15:24 - way Jeremiah 38:2 - He Jeremiah 38:17 - If thou Ezekiel 18:31 - for why Micah 6:16 - that
Cross-References
Yet he strongly urged them, so they turned aside to him and entered his house; and he prepared a feast for them and baked unleavened bread, and they ate.
Then he made them a feast, and they ate and drank.
So Laban gathered all the people of the place and held a feast.
So it came about on the third day, which was Pharaoh's birthday, that he held a feast for all his servants; and he lifted up the head of the chief cupbearer and the head of the chief baker among his servants.
Then his father went down to the woman; and Samson held a feast there, for the young men customarily did this.
Then Samson said to them, "Let me now propose a riddle for you; if you actually tell me the answer within the seven days of the feast, and solve it, then I will give you thirty linen wraps and thirty outfits of clothes.
But Hannah did not go up, for she said to her husband, "I will not go until the child is weaned; then I will bring him, so that he may appear before the LORD and stay there for life."
Then Abigail came to Nabal, and behold, he was having a feast in his house, like the feast of a king. And Nabal's heart was cheerful within him, for he was very drunk; so she did not tell him anything at all until the morning light.
Then Abner and twenty men with him came to David at Hebron. And David held a feast for Abner and the men who were with him.
Then Solomon awoke, and behold, it was a dream. And he came to Jerusalem and stood before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and offered burnt offerings and made peace offerings, and held a feast for all his servants.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And unto the people thou shalt say, thus saith the Lord,.... These are the words, not of the prophet to the messengers of the king, ordering or advising them what they each of them should say to the people; for the message by them is finished; but they are the words of the Lord to the prophet, directing him what he should say to the people at this critical juncture:
behold, I set before you the way of life, and the way of death; the way how to preserve their lives; and which, if they did not choose to take, would be inevitable death. The allusion seems to be to a phrase used by Moses, when he gave the law; obedience to which would issue in life, and disobedience in death, Deuteronomy 30:15.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Compare the marginal reference; but here the alternative is a life saved by desertion to the enemy, or a death by famine, pestilence, and the sword within the walls.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Jeremiah 21:8. Behold, I set before you the way of life, and the way of death. — Meaning escape or destruction in the present instance. This is explained in the next verse.