Jeremiah 21:8
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.
KJV
Et ad populum hunc dices : Hæc dicit Dominus : Ecce ego do coram vobis viam vitæ, et viam mortis.
Vulgate
καὶ πρὸς τὸν λαὸν τοῦτον ἐρεῖς Τάδε λέγει Κύριος Ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ δέδωκα πρὸ προσώπου ὑμῶν τὴν ὁδὸν τῆς ζωῆς καὶ τὴν ὁδὸν τοῦ θανάτου·
LXX
And unto this people thou shalt say, Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death.
ASV
וְ/אֶל הָ/עָ֤ם הַ/זֶּה֙ תֹּאמַ֔ר כֹּ֖ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֑ה הִנְ/נִ֤י נֹתֵן֙ לִ/פְנֵי/כֶ֔ם אֶת דֶּ֥רֶךְ הַ/חַיִּ֖ים וְ/אֶת דֶּ֥רֶךְ הַ/מָּֽוֶת
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
13 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- Deut 11:26 — Behold, I set before you this day a blessing and a curse;
- Deut 30:15 — See, I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil;
- Deut 30:19 — I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:
- Isa 1:19 — If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land:
- Jer 38:17 — Then said Jeremiah unto Zedekiah, Thus saith the LORD, the God of hosts, the God of Israel; If thou wilt assuredly go forth unto the king of Babylon’s princes, then thy soul shall live, and this city
- Prov 6:23 — For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
- Prov 15:24 — The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.