21:8 “But 1 tell the people of Jerusalem 2 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. 3
1 tn Heb “And/But unto this people you shall say…” “But” is suggested here by the unusual word order which offsets what they are to say to Zedekiah (v. 3).
2 tn Heb “these people.”
3 tn Heb “Behold I am setting before you the way of life and the way of death.”