¹⁹ This day I call the heavens and the earth as witnesses against you^(A) that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses.^(B) Now choose life, so that you and your children may live

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