Jeremiah 27:11-13

New Century Version

¹¹ But the nations who put themselves under the control of the king of Babylon and serve him I will let stay in their own country, says the Lord. The people from those nations will live in their own land and farm it.”’”

¹² I gave the same message to Zedekiah king of Judah. I said, “Put yourself under the control of the king of Babylon and serve him, and you will live. ¹³ Why should you and your people die from war, hunger, or disease, as the Lord said would happen to those who do not serve the king of Babylon?