Jeremiah 38:2
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Thus saith the Lord, He that remaineth in this city shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence: but he that goeth forth to the Chaldeans shall live; for he shall have his life for a prey, and shall live.“This is what the LORD says: Whoever stays in this city will die by sword and famine and plague, but whoever surrenders to the Chaldeans will live; he will retain his life like a spoil of war, and he will live.
In other translations
Thus saith the Lord, He that remaineth in this city shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence: but he that goeth forth to the Chaldeans shall live; for he shall have his life for a prey, and shall live.“This is what the LORD says: Whoever stays in this city will die by sword and famine and plague, but whoever surrenders to the Chaldeans will live; he will retain his life like a spoil of war, and he will live.
Hebrew words
כֹּהkohthusH3541אָמַר'amarhe saysH559יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068הַיֹּשֵׁבhaiyoshevthe [one who] remainsH3427בָּעִירba'irin the cityH5892הַזֹּאתhazot<the> thisH2063יָמוּתyamuthe will dieH4191בַּחֶרֶבbacherevby the swordH2719בָּרָעָבbara'avby <the> famineH7458וּבַדָּבֶרuvadaverand by <the> pestilenceH1698וְהַיֹּצֵאvehaiyotze'and the [one who] goes outH3318אֶל־'el-toH413הַכַּשְׂדִּיםhakasdimthe ChaldeansH3778וְחָיָהvechayahand he will liveH2421וְהָיְתָה־vehayetah-and it will belongH1961לּוֹloto <the> himנַפְשׁוֹnafsholife hisH5315לְשָׁלָלleshalalto plunderH7998וָחָי׃ סvachaiand he will liveH2421
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