Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 20:3:

• Kupsabiny: “When it dawned the next morning, when Pashhur had released me, I said, ‘God no longer calls you Pashhur, but he calls you, ‘The one whom all sides terrify.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “In-the-morning/(the next day), Pashur had- Jeremias -released/[lit. brought-out]. Jeremias said to him, ‘Pashur, the LORD has-changed your (sing.) name now. You (sing.) will-be-called Magor Misabib now.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “The next day, when Pashhur released me, I said to him, ‘Pashhur, Yahweh is giving you a new name. From now on, your name will be ‘Surrounded by Terror’,” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 20:4:

• Kupsabiny: “God is saying, ‘I will cause you to be terrified and even/also all your friends. Enemies shall kill them with swords while you watch. I will hand over all the people of Judah into the hands of the king of Babylon. Some will be killed and those who survive will be taken to Babylon to become prisoners.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “For this is what the LORD is-saying: You (sing.) will-fear your (sing.) situation and the situation of all of your (sing.) friends. You (sing.) yourself will-see them killed by their enemies in war. I will-hand-over the entire Juda to the king of Babilonia. The rest of its residents he will-kill and the others will-be-taken-captive.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “because Yahweh says this to you: ‘I will cause you and your friends to be terrified. You will watch them being killed by your enemies’ swords. I will enable the army of the king of Babylon to capture the people of Judah. Those soldiers will take some of the people to Babylon, and they will kill others with their swords.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 20:5:

• Kupsabiny: “And again, I shall hand over to the hands of their enemies all the wealth of the city, everything famous in the city, all the things, everything expensive. together with all the money of the rulers of Judah. Those people shall plunder all those things and heap them up to go to Babylon.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “I will-have- the enemies -take-by-force all the wealth of this city of Jerusalem — all what they have-toiled-for, all the expensive things as-well-as all the wealth of the kings of Juda. All this will-be-brought by the enemies to Babilonia.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “And I will enable their soldiers to take away other things in Jerusalem. They will take to Babylon all the very valuable things that belonged to your kings.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 20:6:

• Kupsabiny: “But you Pashhur and all your house/family, you shall be driven to become slaves. Truly you shall go and die there and be buried with all your friends who you prophesied lies to.’ ’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “And including you (sing.), Pashur, and your (sing.) entire household, will-be-brought to Babilonia. You (sing.) will-die and be-buried there, as-well-as all your (sing.) friends whom you prophesied-of/about with lies.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “And as for you, Pashhur, they will take you and all your family to Babylon. You and your family and all your friends who have prophesied things that are lies will die there and be buried there.’’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 20:7:

• Kupsabiny: “Oh, God, you have pulled my head
  until I became stupid.
  You have more power than me,
  and you overpowered me until you sat on me.
  People sneer at me
  and insult me all day long.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “O LORD, you (sing.) deceived and won-over me. I became a laughingstock to the people, and their mocking of me has no stopping.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “One day I said this to Yahweh:
  ‘Yahweh, when you chose me to be a prophet,you deceived me, and I allowed you to deceive me.
  You insisted that I become a prophet and you are stronger than I am.
  And now everyone ridicules me.
  They make fun of me all the day.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 20:8:

• Kupsabiny: “Whenever I speak I shout
  riot/uproar and destruction!
  Your word has caused me
  to be insulted/mocked and abused all day long.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Whenever I speak I shouted hard the message about the violence and destruction! And this message of yours (sing.) is the one-that-made me into a laughingstock and always an object-of-scorn.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “When I tell people your messages, I shout saying,
  ‘Yahweh is going to cause you to experience violence and destruction!’
  So because I tell them those messages from you,
  they insult me and scoff at me all day long.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 20:9:

• Kupsabiny: “But if I tell myself,
  ‘I will not speak about God,
  and I will not prophesy again in his name,’
  your word still burns in my soul like a fire
  which has been closed up in my bones.
  The fire has overwhelmed me so much that I cannot hinder/constrain it,
  truly, I am not able to.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Sometimes I say that I will- no-longer -speak about you (sing.) or tell your (sing.) messages. But I can- not -stop, for your (sing.) word seems-like fire which blazes in my heart and bones. I am now tired of stopping/holding-(it).” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “But if I would say, ‘I will never mention Yahweh or say anything about him, ’
  it would be as though your message would burn in my inner being like a fire;
  it would be like a fire in my bones.
  Sometimes I try to remain silent and not proclaim your messages,
  but I am not able to do that.” (Source: Translation for Translators)