complete verse (Jeremiah 4:8)

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)
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