Therefore, do not choose to listen to them, but instead, serve the king of Babylon, so that you may live. Why should this city be given over into desolation
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King James Version
Hearken not unto them; serve the king of Babylon, and live: wherefore should this city be laid waste?English Standard Version
Do not listen to them; serve the king of Babylon and live. Why should this city become a desolation?New International Version
Do not listen to them. Serve the king of Babylon, and you will live. Why should this city become a ruin?