NET
17 Do not listen to them. Be subject to the king of Babylon. Then you will continue to live. Why should this city be made a pile of rubble?’”
Darby
17 Hearken not unto them; serve the king of Babylon, and live: wherefore should this city become a waste?
KJV
17 Hearken not unto them; serve the king of Babylon, and live: wherefore should this city be laid waste?