complete verse (Ezekiel 20:47)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 20:47:

  • Kupsabiny: “Tell the forest of south that, ‘Hear the words that I the God of power am saying: I will set fire to every tree whether it is dry or green. There is nothing that will extinguish that fire and it shall spread from south to north. The flames of that hotly burning fire will scorch every person.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Say to this place that I, the Lord GOD, will-set-up-flames of fire and will-burn its trees either withered or unripe. The flaming fire will- not -die. It will-burn all the things from the south up-to the north.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Say to the forest in the southpart of Israel: ‘Listen to this message that Yahweh the Lord is saying about you: ‘I am about to start a fire in your midst, and it will burn up all your trees, both the green trees and the withered/dry trees. Nothing will extinguish the blazing flames. And the fire will scorch the faces of everyone who lives in that area, from the south to the north.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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