Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 17:9:
- Kupsabiny: “Say to them, ‘The God of power is saying: Will this vine grow to become healthy/alive? Will the first eagle not uproot it and strip it of its fruit and break the branches so it withers? It does not take much power and it does not need many people in order to uproot that vine.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “‘Now, I, the Lord GOD am-asking: Will it continue to grow? No! It will-be-pull-out and its fruits will-be-taken, and [it] will-be-abandoned to wither. It is just easy to-be-pulled-out, (it is) no-longer needs a strong man or the many people to pull- it -out.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Then after you have told that to the people, say to them, ‘This is what Yahweh the Lord says: That vine will certainly not remain healthy/productive. It will be pulled up by its roots by the eagle that planted it, and all its fruit will be stripped off and its leaves will wither. And it will not need someone with strong arms or many people to pull it out by its roots.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
