Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 29:21:
- Kupsabiny: “There is something here that the God of power of Israel is saying about Ahab son of Kolaiah and Zedekiah son of Maaseiah who are speaking to you words of lies in his name. He is saying, ‘I will send these people into the hands/power of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, so he can kill (them) while you see it with your eyes.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “This is what the LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, is saying concerning Ahab the child of Kolaya and Zedekia the child of Maasea, ‘These people are telling you lies in my name. Therefore I will-hand- them -over to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babilonia and he will-have- them -killed before your very eyes.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “This is what the Commander of the armies of angels, the God whom we Israelis worship, says about Ahab the son of Kolaiah, and about Zedekiah, the son of Maaseiah, who are telling lies to you, saying that they are giving messages from him: ‘They will be seized and taken to King Nebuchadnezzar, who will cause them to be executed while you are watching.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
