complete verse (Jeremiah 22:24)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 22:24:

  • Kupsabiny: “God said to king Jehoiachin, ‘As I am God even if you were the ring on my right hand, I would pull you off and throw you away.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “‘I, the living LORD, swear that I will-reject you (sing.), King Jehoyakin of Juda, the child of Johoyakim. Even-though you (sing.) are like a ring on my right hand I will- surely -pull- you (sing.) -off.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Yahweh says this: ‘Jehoiachin, son of King Jehoiakim of Judah, as surely as I am alive, I will punish you. Even if you were the ring on my finger that shows that I am the king, I would pull you off.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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