^21:8“But¹⁶ tell the people of Jerusalem¹⁷ 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.¹⁸

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Footnotes

16 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).
17 Heb “these people.”
18 Heb “Behold I am setting before you the way of life and the way of death.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“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.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“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.

NLTNew Living Translation

“Tell all the people, ‘This is what the Lord says: Take your choice of life or death!

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“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.

KJV 1900King James Version

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.

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