Jeremiah 21:8

World English Bible (2000)

To this people you shall say, Thus says Yahweh: Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death.

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Referenced Verses

  • Deut 30:15 : 15 Behold, I have set before you this day life and good, and death and evil;
  • Deut 30:19 : 19 I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that I have set before you life and death, the blessing and the curse: therefore choose life, that you may live, you and your seed;
  • Isa 1:19-20 : 19 If you are willing and obedient, you shall eat the good of the land; 20 but if you refuse and rebel, you shall be devoured with the sword; for the mouth of Yahweh has spoken it."
  • Deut 11:26 : 26 Behold, I set before you this day a blessing and a curse:

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