Jeremiah 21:8-12

8“Furthermore, tell the people, ‘This is what the Lord says: See, I am setting before you the way of life and the way of death.

9Whoever stays in this city will die by the sword, famine or plague. But whoever goes out and surrenders to the Babylonians who are besieging you will live; they will escape with their lives.

10I have determined to do this city harm and not good, declares the Lord. It will be given into the hands of the king of Babylon, and he will destroy it with fire.’

11“Moreover, say to the royal house of Judah, ‘Hear the word of the Lord.

12This is what the Lord says to you, house of David: “ ‘Administer justice every morning; rescue from the hand of the oppressor the one who has been robbed, or my wrath will break out and burn like fire because of the evil you have done— burn with no one to quench it.