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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Do not listen to them. Serve the king of Babylon and live! Why should this city become a ruin?

World English Bible (WEB)

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

King James Version (KJV)

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

American Standard Version (ASV)

Hearken not unto them; serve the king of Babylon, and live: wherefore should this city become a desolation?

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Give no attention to them; become servants of the king of Babylon and keep yourselves from death: why let this town become a waste?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

No los oigáis; servid al rey de Babilonia, y vivid: ¿por qué ha de ser desierta esta ciudad?

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

No los escuchen. Sométanse al rey de Babilonia para que les perdone la vida, porque de otro modo toda esta ciudad será destruida.

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