1  ✡ 37:1: 2Kings 24:17; 2Rec 36:10King Nebukadnezzar from Babylon wen make Zedekiah, Josiah boy, king fo Judah. Zedekiah stay king, an not Koniah, Jehoiakim boy. 2 But Zedekiah, an his helpa guys, an da peopo inside da land, dey still no lissen wat Da One In Charge tell Jeremiah, da guy dat talk fo God.

3 Still yet, Zedekiah wen sen Jehucal, Shelemiah boy, an da pries guy Zefaniah, Maaseiah boy, by Jeremiah fo tell um: “Pray to oua God, dass Da One In Charge a us, fo help us guys!”

4 Dat time, Jeremiah still hang out wit da peopo, cuz dey still no put um inside da prison yet. 5 Da army fo da Egypt king, da Pharaoh guy, wen come outa Egypt. Wen da Babylon army guys dat stay all aroun Jerusalem town hear bout da Egypt guys, dey leave Jerusalem.

6 Den get anodda message from Da One In Charge fo Jeremiah, da guy dat talk fo him: 7 “Dis wat Da One In Charge, da God fo da Israel peopo, tell: Da Judah king wen sen you guys by me fo me find out wass goin happen. Tell um dis: ‘You know wat?! Pharaoh army guys, dat wen come outa Egypt fo help you guys, dey goin go back dea land, Egypt side! 8 Den da Babylon guys goin come back attack dis town. Dey goin take um ova an burn um.’

9 “Dis wat Da One In Charge tell: No make jalike you shua, an tink ‘Fo shua, da Babylon guys goin go way from us.’ Dis time, dey no goin leave you guys, dey goin attack! 10 Wen dey do dat, no goin matta you guys bus up all da Babylon army guys dat stay attack you guys! No goin matta da ony Babylon guys dat still stay alive stay hurt inside dea tents! Fo shua, even jus da ones dat stay hurt, still yet dey goin come aroun dis town an burn um up. You guys no can win, you know!”

11 Odda tings wen happen dat time too. Da Babylon army guys go way from Jerusalem cuz dey find out da Pharaoh army guys stay come from Egypt fo fight dem. 12 Dat time, Jeremiah start fo go outa Jerusalem town fo go da Benjamin ohana land, fo get his share a da ohana land jalike his odda relatives ova dea. 13 But wen he come by da Gate Fo Go Da Benjamin Land, da guy in charge a da security guard guys, his name Irijah, Shelemiah boy an Hananiah grankid, arres Jeremiah. He tell, “You like go ova da Babylon army guys side, aah?!”

14 Jeremiah tell, “Az not true! I no goin go ova da Babylon army guys side!” But Irijah no lissen him. He bus Jeremiah an take him by da king helpa guys. 15 Dey mad wit Jeremiah, an tell dea guys fo bus him up. Den dey put um inside da prison inside da secretary Jonathan house, cuz dey wen make dat house come one prison.

16 Dey put Jeremiah inside one jail cell inside one big hole unda da groun ova dea an he stay dea long time. 17 Den King Zedekiah tell his guys fo bring Jeremiah by da palace, but bring um secret kine so nobody know he dea. Zedekiah aks Jeremiah, “You get one message from Da One In Charge, o wat?”

Jeremiah tell, “Shua, get! Da One In Charge goin make da Babylon king catch you.”

18 Den Jeremiah aks King Zedekiah, “Wat bad ting I wen do agains you o yoa palace guys, o agains dis Jerusalem peopo? How come you guys wen put me inside da prison? 19 An wea yoa guys stay dat tell dey talk fo God? Dey tell you, ‘Da Babylon king no goin make war agains you guys o agains dis land!’ 20 You da king, an you my boss, so try lissen! Try do dis good ting fo me?! No sen me back Jonathan house, da secretary guy, o I goin mahke ova dea!”

21 Den King Zedekiah tell his guys fo put Jeremiah inside da palace open lanai wea get security guard guys. He tell um fo give Jeremiah one roun bread from da street wea da baker guys make bread, ery day till all da bread inside Jerusalem all gone. Dass how Jeremiah stay inside da open lanai dat get security guard guys.