Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Jeremiah 22:19)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 22:19:

  • Kupsabiny: “This king will not be buried
    but he will be pulled along like a donkey
    and thrown outside Jerusalem.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “He will-be-buried like the burying of a dead donkey; he will-be-dragged-away and will-be-thrown outside the entrance/gate of Jerusalem.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “When he dies, people will do to his corpse what they do to a dead donkey;
    his corpse will be dragged out of Jerusalem and dumped outside the gates!” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Jeremiah 22:20)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 22:20:

  • Kupsabiny: “People of Jerusalem, go (plur.) up to Lebanon and cry loudly
    and then go to the land of Bashan and scream
    scream (a) shout in the hills of Moab
    because all those who came to your aid are all destroyed.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “You (plur.) people of Juda, [you (plur.)] scream (due)-to fear for your (plur.) allied nations are now no-(more). [You (plur.)] look-for them in Lebanon. [You (plur.)] call them at Bashan and at Abarim.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “You people of Judah, go to the mountains in Lebanon and weep,
    shout in the mountains of the Bashan region,
    cry out in the mountains of Moab,
    because all your friends in those areas have been destroyed.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Jeremiah 22:21)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 22:21:

  • Kupsabiny: “I spoke to you (plur.) to be on guard when you were safe/supported
    but you said at that time,
    ‘We have not heard what you are saying.’
    These were your customs from childhood
    you did not obey what I God am saying.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “I warned you (plur.) when your (plur.) situation was still well, but you (plur.) would not listen. That is already your (plur.) character when you (plur.) were still young; you (plur.) would not obey me.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “When you were prosperous, I warned you,
    but you replied, ‘We will not pay attention to what you say.’
    You have been acting like that since you were young;
    you have never obeyed me.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Jeremiah 22:22)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 22:22:

  • Kupsabiny: “A wind will snatch your leaders,
    those who came to your aid will be driven away to become prisoners.
    That is when you will be ashamed and disgraced
    on account of all your sin.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “I will-scatter all your (plur.) leaders/[lit. heads] like chaff being-blown by the wind, and your (plur.) allied nations will-be-taken-captive. You (plur.) will- surely -be-put-to-shame because of all your (plur.) wickedness.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “So, now I will punish all your leaders;
    it will be as though they have been blown away by the wind.
    They will be captured by your enemies and taken to another country.
    When that happens, you will truly be ashamed and disgraced
    because of all the wicked things that you have done.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Jeremiah 22:23)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 22:23:

  • Kupsabiny: “You are happy in the houses of cedars of Lebanon,
    how sorrowful you will be when you are punished,
    a pain like that of a woman who is giving birth!’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “‘You (plur.) who are-living in the palace of Jerusalem made of cedar trees from Lebanon, you (plur.) will-groan when anguish will-come to you (plur.), like the groaning of a woman who is-about-to-give-birth.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Now, your king enjoys living in the cedar rooms in his palace,
    but soon he will be punished,
    and then he will groan
    like a woman who is giving birth to a baby.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Jeremiah 22:24)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 22:24:

  • Kupsabiny: “God said to king Jehoiachin, ‘As I am God even if you were the ring on my right hand, I would pull you off and throw you away.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “‘I, the living LORD, swear that I will-reject you (sing.), King Jehoyakin of Juda, the child of Johoyakim. Even-though you (sing.) are like a ring on my right hand I will- surely -pull- you (sing.) -off.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Yahweh says this: ‘Jehoiachin, son of King Jehoiakim of Judah, as surely as I am alive, I will punish you. Even if you were the ring on my finger that shows that I am the king, I would pull you off.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Jeremiah 22:25)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 22:25:

  • Kupsabiny: “I will hand you over to the power of those people who threaten you who want to kill you. Those people are king Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon and his soldiers.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “I will-hand- you (sing.) -over to-the ones (who) try/strive to kill you (sing.) whom you (sing.) are-afraid-of. Yes, I will-hand- you (sing.) -over to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babilonia and to his soldiers.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “You are afraid of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon and his huge army, because they are wanting to kill you. I will enable them to capture you.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Jeremiah 22:26)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 22:26:

  • Kupsabiny: “I will chase you away with your mother to go to another country to become prisoners. You will go to a land you were not born in and you shall both die there.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “I will-throw- you (sing.) -away and your (sing.) mother to another place where- you -were-not-born, and there you (plur.) will-die.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “I will expel you and your mother from this land, and you will be taken to another country. Neither of you was born there, but you will both die there.” (Source: Translation for Translators)