Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 9:12:

• Kupsabiny: “Then I asked God, ‘Is there a wise person who can understand these matters? Who have you spoken these words to so that he can show it to others? Why has the land become a ruin and dried up like a desert?’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “I asked the LORD, ‘Who is a wise man who can-understand this happenings? To whom did- you (sing.) -explain about it who can-make- it -clear? Why has- this land -been-ruined and became like a desolate-place that no one passes-by?’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “I said, ‘Only people who are very wise can understand these things.
  Only those who have been taught by Yahweh can explain these things to others.
  The wise people are the only ones who can explain why the land will be completely ruined
  with the result that everyone will be afraid to travel through it.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)