Jeremiah 27:17

אַל־תִּשְׁמְע֣וּ אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם עִבְד֥וּ אֶת־מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֖ל וִֽחְי֑וּ לָ֧מָּה תִֽהְיֶ֛ה הָעִ֥יר הַזֹּ֖את חָרְבָּֽה׃

ʾal-tishmʿv ʾaleyhem ʿibdv ʾet-melek-babel viḥyv lamah tihyeh haʿiyr hazoʾt ḥarbah

King James Version (KJV)

Hearken not unto them; serve the king of Babylon, and live: wherefore should this city be laid waste?

Modern English

Don’t listen to them. Serve the king of Babylon, and live. Why should this city become a desolation?