Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 29:26:
- Kupsabiny: “Zephaniah, God appointed you to be a priest replacing the priest Jehoiada to be in charge of the House of God. So, lock up in the house of prisoners any crazy person who makes himself out to be a prophet and tie him in hand-cuffs.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “‘The LORD chose you to replace Jehoyada as priest to be-in-charge of the temple. It is your responsibility to capture and chain the neck of any foolish-one who acts-as-a-prophet.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Zephaniah, Yahweh has appointed you to be the priest instead of Jehoiada, to supervise those who work in the temple. Anyone who acts like a crazy man and who claims that he is a prophet, you should put his arms and legs and head into stocks/a wooden frame so that he cannot move.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
