<p class="poetry">Abandon your foolish ways<n id="1" /> so that you may live,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">and proceed<n id="3" /> in the way of understanding.&#8221;p>

<p class="poetry">The <sc>Lordsc> says this to the family<n id="1" /> of Israel:p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;Seek me<n id="2" /> so you can live!p>

Though I scatter<n id="1" /> them among the nations, they will remember in far-off places &#8211; they and their children will sprout forth and return.

On the third day Joseph said to them, &#8220;Do as I say<n id="1" /> and you will live,<n id="2" /> for I fear God.<n id="3" />

For I take no delight in the death of anyone,<n id="1" /> declares the sovereign <sc>Lordsc>. Repent and live!p>

Do not listen to them. Be subject to the king of Babylon. Then you<n id="1" /> will continue to live. Why should this city be made a pile of rubble?&#8217;&#8221;<n id="2" />

<p class="poetry">Seek the <sc>Lordsc> so you can live!p> <p class="poetry">Otherwise he will break out<n id="1" /> like fire against Joseph&#8217;s<n id="2" /> family;<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">the fire<n id="4" /> will consumep> <p class="poetry">and no one will be able to quench it and save Bethel.<n id="5" />p>

but in order that they will live<n id="1" /> and not die when they approach the most holy things, do this for them: Aaron and his sons will go in and appoint<n id="2" /> each man<n id="3" /> to his service and his responsibility.

until I come and take you to a land just like your own &#8211; a land of grain and new wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of olive trees and honey. Then you will live and not die. Don&#8217;t listen to Hezekiah, for he is misleading you when he says, &#8220;The <sc>Lordsc> will rescue us.&#8221;

<p class="bodytext">I told King Zedekiah of Judah the same thing. I said,<n id="1" /> &#8220;Submit<n id="2" /> to the yoke of servitude to<n id="3" /> the king of Babylon. Be subject to him and his people. Then you will continue to live.