In the path of righteousness is life, but the way of error leads to death.
Jeremiah 21:8 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) “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. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And to this people you [Jeremiah] shall say, Thus says the Lord: Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death. American Standard Version (1901) And unto this people thou shalt say, Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death. Common English Bible This is what you should tell this people: The LORD says: I’m setting before you the way of life and the way of death. Catholic Public Domain 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. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version 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. |
In the path of righteousness is life, but the way of error leads to death.
Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “Thus says the Lord, the God of hosts, the God of Israel, If you will surrender to the princes of the king of Babylon, then your life shall be spared, and this city shall not be burned with fire, and you and your house shall live.
I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse; therefore choose life, that you and your descendants may live,