Jer 38:2, 45:5 | ESV | STEP | Thus says the Lord : He who stays in this city shall die by the sword , by famine , and by pestilence , but he who goes out to the Chaldeans shall live . He shall have his life as a prize of war , and live .

Jeremiah 38:2

2 “Thus says the Lord: ^aHe who stays in this city shall die by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence, ^bbut he who goes out to the Chaldeans shall live. He shall have his life as a prize of war, and live.

Jeremiah 45:5

5 And ^cdo you seek great things for yourself? Seek them not, for behold, ^dI am bringing disaster upon all flesh, declares the Lord. But I will give you ^eyour life as a prize of war in all places to which you may go.”