Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 23:1:

• Kupsabiny: “It is very bad for those rulers/kings who destroy and scatter the people of God!” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “The LORD, the God of Israel said, ‘You (plur.) are-to-be-pitied leaders/[lit. heads] of my people! You (plur.) are like the ones-who-watch the sheep who kill and scatter the sheep. So because you (plur.) have-scattered my people and did- not -take-care, I will-punish you (plur.). Yes, I will-punish you (plur.) because of the wickedness you (plur.) have-done.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Yahweh declares, ‘Terrible things will happen to the leaders of my people—those who are like shepherds of the people who are like my sheep—because they have scattered my people and sent them away, and have not taken care of them.” (Source: Translation for Translators)