Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 4:8:
- Kupsabiny: “So, put on sacks
and cry while mourning
because God will destroy the people of Judah
in his fierce anger.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation) - Hiligaynon: “Therefore you (plur.) clothed (yourselves) with sackcloth to show your (plur.) mourning. You (plur.) weep for the fierce anger of the LORD is still upon us (excl.).” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “So, put on sackcloth/rough clothes
and weep and beat your chests
to show that you are very sorry for what you have done,
because Yahweh is still very angry with us.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
