8 “And to this people you should say, ‘This is what Jehovah says: “Here I am putting before you the way of life and the way of death. 9 Those who remain in this city will die by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence. But whoever goes out and surrenders to the Chal·deʹans who are besieging you will keep living, and he will have his life* as a spoil.”’*+

10 “‘“For I have set my face against this city for calamity and not for good,”+ declares Jehovah. “It will be given into the hand of the king of Babylon,+ and he will burn it with fire.”+