complete verse (Jeremiah 44:8)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 44:8:

  • Kupsabiny: “Oh, what is this you are doing in this land of Egypt where you have migrated to? Are you not making me sick (about to vomit) when you worship idols? What is wrong with you so you burn things that smell sweet to (them)? Are you destroying yourselves on your own and the land/world will mock you and you bring shame on yourselves from/in all the communities in the whole world?” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Why do you really provoke- me -to-anger by the gods which you have-made? You even burn incense to them here in Egipto, where you (plur.) are- now -staying. You (plur.) are- just -destroying yourself and making (yourself) detestable and shameful/embarrassing to all nations in the world.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Why are you provoking me and causing me to be very angry by burning incense to the idols that you have made here in Egypt? If you continue doing this, you will destroy yourselves, and you will cause yourselves to be people whom all the nations on the earth will curse and despise.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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