complete verse (Jeremiah 38:19)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 38:19:

  • Kupsabiny: “The king said to me, ‘It is not possible, for I am afraid of those Jews who fled to the Babylonians because I might be handed over in their hands to cause me suffering.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “King Zedekia said, ‘I am afraid to the Jews who are defending those whose-from-Babilonia. Those from-Babilonia might hand me over to them and they will-beat/[lit. hurt] me.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “The king replied, ‘But I am afraid to surrender to the soldiers from Babylon, because their officers may hand me over to the people of Judah who have already joined the soldiers from Babylonia, and those people from Judah will mistreat me.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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