Verse List for JER 21:8

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OET (OET-RV) Then you must tell this to the people:
§  Yahweh says that I’m about to give you the choice between the path to life and the path to death.

OET-LV And_near/to the_people the_this you _will _say thus YHWH he _says here_I am_setting before_you(pl) DOM the _way _of (the)_life and_DOM the _way _of (the)_death.

ULT And to this people you will say, ‘Thus says Yahweh: Behold, I am giving to your faces the way of life and the way of death.

UST And tell this to this people: ‘Yahweh says that you must pay careful attention and decide whether you want to choose the way that will result in your dying or choose the way that will result in your staying alive.

BSB & MSB Furthermore, you are to tell this people that this is what the LORD says: ‘Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death.

OEB No OEB JER book available

WEBBE & WMBB “You shall say to this people, ‘The LORD says: “Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death.

NET “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.

LSV “And you say to this people, Thus said YHWH: Behold, I am setting before you the way of life,
And the way of death!

FBV Tell the people this as well: This is what the Lord says: Look, I'm placing before you the path of life and the path of death.

T4T And tell this to all the people: ‘Yahweh says that you must decide whether you want to die or to remain alive.

LEB ¶  “And to this people you shall say, ‘Thus says Yahweh, “Look, I am setting _⌊before you_⌋[fn] the way of life and the way of death.

BBE 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.

Moff No Moff JER book available

JPS 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.

ASV And unto this people thou shalt say, Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death.

DRA 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.

YLT 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!

Drby And unto this people thou shalt say, Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I set before you the way of life, and the way of death.

RV 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 unto this people thou/you shalt/shall say, Thus saith/says the LORD: Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death.)

SLT And to this people thou shalt say, Thus said Jehovah, Behold me giving before your face the way of life and the way of death.

Wbstr 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.

KJB-1769 ¶ 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 unto this people thou/you shalt/shall say, Thus saith/says the LORD; Behold, I set before you the way of life, and the way of death.)

KJB-1611 ¶ 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.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps And vnto this people thou shalt say, thus saith the Lorde: Beholde, I lay before you the way of life and death.
(And unto this people thou/you shalt/shall say, thus saith/says the Lord: Behold, I lay before you the way of life and death.)

Gnva And vnto this people thou shalt say, Thus saith the Lord, Beholde, I set before you the way of life, and the way of death.
(And unto this people thou/you shalt/shall say, Thus saith/says the Lord, Behold, I set before you the way of life, and the way of death.)

Cvdl 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/you shalt/shall say: Thus saith/says the LORD: behold, I lay before you the way of life and death.)

Wycl 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 thou/you shalt/shall say to this people, The Lord God saith/says these things, Lo! I give before you the way of life, and the way of death.)

Luth Und sage diesem Volk: So spricht der HErr: Siehe, ich lege euch vor den Weg zum Leben und den Weg zum Tode.
(And said this_one people: So speaks/says the/of_the LORD: See/Look, I lay you before/in_front_of the way/path/road for_the life and the way/path/road for_the deaths.)

ClVg Et ad populum hunc dices: Hæc dicit Dominus: Ecce ego do coram vobis viam vitæ, et viam mortis.[fn]
(And to the_people this_one you_say: This he_says Master: Behold I do before to_you(pl) way/road of_life, and way/road of_death.)

UHB וְ⁠אֶל־הָ⁠עָ֤ם הַ⁠זֶּה֙ תֹּאמַ֔ר כֹּ֖ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֑ה הִנְ⁠נִ֤י נֹתֵן֙ לִ⁠פְנֵי⁠כֶ֔ם אֶת־דֶּ֥רֶךְ הַ⁠חַיִּ֖ים וְ⁠אֶת־דֶּ֥רֶךְ הַ⁠מָּֽוֶת׃ ‡

BrLXX Καὶ πρὸς τὸν λαὸν τοῦτον ἐρεῖς, τάδε λέγει Κύριος, ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ δέδωκα πρὸ προσώπου ὑμῶν τὴν ὁδὸν τῆς ζωῆς, καὶ τὴν ὁδὸν τοῦ θανάτου.

BrTr 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.