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Selected Verse: Jeremiah 21:8 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Jer 21:8 |
Strong Concordance |
And unto this people [05971] thou shalt say [0559], Thus saith [0559] the LORD [03068]; Behold, I set [05414] before [06440] you the way [01870] of life [02416], and the way [01870] of death [04194]. |
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King James |
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. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| "Life," if ye surrender; "death," if ye persist in opposing the Chaldees (compare Deu 30:19). The individuality of Jeremiah's mission from God is shown in that he urges to unconditional surrender; whereas all former prophets had urged the people to oppose their invaders (Isa 7:16; Isa 37:33, Isa 37:35). |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| Compare the marginal reference; but here the alternative is a life saved by desertion to the enemy, or a death by famine, pestilence, and the sword within the walls. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Behold - I tell you the way you should take, if you would save your lives. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| Behold, I set before you the way of life, and the way of death - Meaning escape or destruction in the present instance. This is explained in the next verse. |
35 For I will defend [01598] this city [05892] to save [03467] it for mine own sake, and for my servant [05650] David's [01732] sake.
33 Therefore thus saith [0559] the LORD [03068] concerning the king [04428] of Assyria [0804], He shall not come [0935] into this city [05892], nor shoot [03384] an arrow [02671] there, nor come before [06923] it with shields [04043], nor cast [08210] a bank [05550] against it.
16 For before the child [05288] shall know [03045] to refuse [03988] the evil [07451], and choose [0977] the good [02896], the land [0127] that thou abhorrest [06973] shall be [06440] forsaken [05800] of both [08147] her kings [04428].
19 I call [05749] heaven [08064] and earth [0776] to record [05749] this day [03117] against you, that I have set [05414] before [06440] you life [02416] and death [04194], blessing [01293] and cursing [07045]: therefore choose [0977] life [02416], that both thou and thy seed [02233] may live [02421]: