Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 18:9:

• Kupsabiny: “And again, if I have said that I am building up any community or kingdom,” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “And if I have- already -declared that a nation or kingdom will-rise-up and stand-up again,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “And there may be a time when I proclaim that I will establish a nation or kingdom and cause it to be strong.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 18:10:

• Kupsabiny: “and then that community refuses me and commits sin, I will not do like that.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “and that nation or kingdom will-do wickedness and will- not -obey me, I will- no longer -continue the goodness that I had-planned for them.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “But if the people of that nation start to do evil things and refuse to obey me, then I will not bless them as I said that I would do.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 18:11:

• Kupsabiny: “So, tell the people of Judah and those of Jerusalem that I am preparing bad things to punish them. Tell those people to abandon their life of sin and turn/change their habits/customs and those things that they are doing.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “‘Therefore tell the people of Juda and of Jerusalem that this is what I say: ‘Listen! I have a destruction that I prepare and plan against you (plur.). So you (plur.) turn-away now from your (plur.) wicked ways. Each one of you (plur.) renew now his/her ways and doings/actions.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Therefore, Jeremiah, go and warn all the people in Jerusalem and in other places in Judah. Say to them, ‘This is what Yahweh says: ‘I am planning to cause you to experience a disaster. So, each of you should turn from your evil behavior and start doing what is right, in order that you will not experience that disaster.’ ’ ’’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 18:12:

• Kupsabiny: “But those people will say, ‘Those are empty words! We are following our own plans and every one of us will be doing the rebellion that he has in his sinful stomach/heart.’ ’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “But the people will-reply, ‘That can- not -be-done! We (excl.) will-continue what we (excl.) are-doing; we (excl.) will-follow the hardness of our (excl.) wicked heart.’ ’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “So I told that message to the people, but they replied, ‘It is useless for you to tell us that. We will continue to be stubborn and behave as we want to.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 18:13:

• Kupsabiny: “So God is saying,
  ‘Ask from every nation
  if they have seen something like this happen.
  The people of Israel have done something horrible/astounding.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Therefore this is what the LORD said: ‘Is there someone from the other nation who said like that? The Israel who is like a virgin female has-done detestable thing!” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “So, this is what Yahweh says:
  ‘Ask the people who live in other nations if they have ever heard of such a thing.
  My Israeli people, who have been pure like virgins, have done a terrible thing!” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 18:14:

• Kupsabiny: “Has the frost ever left
  the high and rocky area of Lebanon?
  Or have you ever seen
  those cold springs in the mountain dry up?” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Does the ice melt on the rocky mountains of Lebanon? Does her cold streams dry-up? No!” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “The snow certainly never completely disappears/melts from the rocky slopes of the mountains in Lebanon.
  The cold streams that flow down from those distant mountains never cease flowing.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 18:15:

• Kupsabiny: “But my people have forgotten me,
  burning for idols things that smell sweet.
  That caused them to fall so
  they no longer follow the ways of old.
  But they are now passing along narrow roads
  instead of the wide ones.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “But my people have- now -forgotten me. They burn incense to the worthless little-gods. They abandoned the right and old path and walked on the road which is not good where they stumbled.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “But my people are not as reliable as those streams:
  They have abandoned me.
  They burn incense to honor/worship worthless idols.
  It is as though they have stumbled as they walked along very old roads that are good roads,
  and now, instead, they are walking on dirt paths.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 18:16:

• Kupsabiny: “They made their land to be desolate,
  bringing them shame forever.
  Everyone who passes by there shall be surprised
  and shake his head in wonder.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Their land will-become desolate and object-of-scorn forever/[lit. until whenever]. All who will-pass-by will- surely -be-astonished/stunned/[lit. not-able-to-speak] and will-shake-(their-)head.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Therefore, their land will become desolate,
  and people who see it will hiss to ridicule it.
  Everyone who passes by will be appalled;
  they will shake their heads to show that they are shocked.” (Source: Translation for Translators)