^{8 Ref} 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.

^{9 Ref} He who keeps in this town will come to his death by the sword and through need of food and through disease; but he who goes out and gives himself up to the Chaldaeans who are shutting you in, will go on living, and will keep his life safe.