complete verse (Jeremiah 20:7)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 20:7:

  • Kupsabiny: “Oh, God, you have pulled my head
    until I became stupid.
    You have more power than me,
    and you overpowered me until you sat on me.
    People sneer at me
    and insult me all day long.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “O LORD, you (sing.) deceived and won-over me. I became a laughingstock to the people, and their mocking of me has no stopping.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “One day I said this to Yahweh:
    ‘Yahweh, when you chose me to be a prophet,you deceived me, and I allowed you to deceive me.
    You insisted that I become a prophet and you are stronger than I am.
    And now everyone ridicules me.
    They make fun of me all the day.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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