complete verse (Jeremiah 49:12)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 49:12:

  • Kupsabiny: “God is saying, ‘When it has happened that even people who are innocent drink the cup of punishment/pain, why would you be left not to be punished? No! You will not be left at all. You shall surely also drink that cup of pain.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The LORD continued to say, ‘If the innocent ones will- indeed -suffer, how much-more you? I will- surely -punish you!” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “And this is also what Yahweh says: ‘If those who do not deserve to suffer must suffer, you people of Edom must suffer much more ! You will not escape being punished.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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