Jeremiah 21:8

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.

Cross-reference

Jeremiah 38:2 repeats the same 'way of life and death' message verbatim, reinforcing the call to surrender.

Jeremiah 38:17 applies this life/death choice specifically to King Zedekiah, urging him to surrender to live.

Deuteronomy 11:26 has the same 'set before you' structure with blessing and curse, grounding Jeremiah's life/death choice in covenant language.

Deuteronomy 30:15 pairs 'life and prosperity, death and destruction'—nearly identical to Jeremiah's 'way of life and way of death'.

Deuteronomy 30:19 explicitly calls to 'choose life' after setting the same life/death choice, reinforcing the urgent decision in Jeremiah.

Isaiah 1:20 Parallel

Isaiah 1:20 warns of being 'devoured by the sword' for rebellion, exactly matching the 'way of death' consequence in Jeremiah.

Proverbs 15:24 contrasts 'path of life' with 'realm of the dead,' echoing Jeremiah's life/death dichotomy in a wisdom context.

Isaiah 1:19 Parallel

Isaiah 1:19 promises blessings for obedience—a positive counterpart to Jeremiah's 'way of life' option, both from the same covenantal framework.

Ezekiel 18:31 echoes the call to choose life by casting away sin and making a new heart, linking repentance to survival.