Jeremiah.
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Dis how da Babylon guys take ova Jerusalem. Was da year numba nine, da month numba ten, wen Zedekiah stay king fo Judah. Nebukadnezzar, da king fo Babylon, come back Jerusalem side wit all his army guys. He put his army guys all aroun da town fo nobody go outside o come inside. 
Laytas, da year numba eleven, da month numba four, da day numba nine, wen Zedekiah stay king, da Babylon army guys broke down da wall fo Jerusalem town. 
Den all da leada guys fo da Babylon king come inside dea. Dey put dea headquarters by da Middo Gate. Had Nergal-Sharezar from Samgar, Nebo-Sarsekim, one a da main govmen guys, da odda Nergal-Sharezer, one importan leada, an all da odda officer guys fo da Babylon king. 
Wen Zedekiah, da Judah king, an all his army guys see dem, dey run away. Dey sneak out from Jerusalem town nite time thru da king garden, thru one gate in da middo a two walls, an go da road to da Jordan Riva valley. 
But da Babylon army guys chase dem, an catch up wit Zedekiah on top da flat land da odda side a Jericho. Dey make him dea prisona, an take him by Nebukadnezzar da Babylon king. Nebukadnezzar stay nea Riblah town, inside da Hamat land. Dass wea Nebukadnezzar tell Zedekiah how he goin punish him. 
Ova dea Riblah side, da Babylon king tell his army guys kill Zedekiah boys in front Zedekiah. Da Babylon guys kill all da alii guys from Judah too. 
Den Nebukadnezzar tell dem fo poke out Zedekiah eyes, an tie um up wit bronze shackles fo take him Babylon side. 
Jerusalem side, da Babylon guys burn down da king palace, an da peopo houses, an broke down da town wall. 
Da main officer dea stay in charge a da Babylon army guys dat kill da prisonas dat gotta mahke. His name Nebuzaradan. He take da odda peopo dat stay still inside Jerusalem, an make dem prisonas. He bring dem, an all da res a da peopo, Babylon side—dass da peopo dat wen go ova by da Babylon guys side too. 
But Nebuzaradan let some a da Judah peopo dat no mo notting stay dea inside da Judah land, an he give dem grape fields an odda fields dey can plow, dat time. 
Befo time, Nebukadnezzar da Babylon king wen tell Nebuzaradan, da officer in charge a da Babylon army guys, wat fo tell da army guys bout Jeremiah. He tell: 
“Take him an take good kea him. No hurt him, but do fo him wateva he tell wat he like you fo do.” 
So Nebuzaradan, da main officer in charge a da guards, Nebushazban one a da main govmen guys, Nergal-Sharezer one importan leada, an all da odda officer guys fo da Babylon king, 
dey sen guys fo take Jeremiah out from da palace open lanai wea da Israel security guard guys stay. Dey turn him ova to Gedaliah, Ahikam boy an Shefan grankid fo take Jeremiah back Jeremiah house. So Jeremiah stay wit his peopo. 
Befo time, wen Jeremiah still stay prisona inside da palace open lanai wea da security guard guys stay, he get dis message from Da One In Charge: 
“Go tell Ebed-Melek da Sudan guy, ‘Dis wat Da One In Charge, da God Ova All Da Armies, da God fo da Israel peopo, tell: I almos ready fo make real bad kine stuff happen to dis town Jerusalem, jalike I wen tell I goin do. Dis no goin be good fo nobody! Wen I do dis, you goin see um happen right in front you. 
But me, Da One In Charge, I tell dis: Wen dat happen, fo shua I goin get you outa dea! I no goin turn you ova to da guys dat you stay sked of. 
Fo shua, I goin get you outa dea. You no goin mahke from da war. Da prize you goin get from da war, goin be dis—you goin stay alive cuz you trus me!’ Az wat Da One In Charge tell.” 
