Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Jeremiah 25:4)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 25:4:

  • Kupsabiny: “You did not listen and you did not hear what was being said even though God sent you his servants that is his prophets always.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “And even-though the LORD continued to send to you (plur.) all his servants who were prophets, you (plur.) still did- not -pay-any-attention or listen.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Many times Yahweh has sent to you the prophets who served him, but you have not listened to them or paid any attention to what they said.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Jeremiah 25:5)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 25:5:

  • Kupsabiny: “(They/He) told you to turn from your sins and abandon those bad things that you are doing so that you could live in this land that God gave to you and your forefathers to be yours completely.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The LORD said through these prophets, ‘[You (plur.)] turn-away now from your (plur.) wicked ways and deeds so-that you (plur.) can continue to stay forever/[lit. until whenever] in the land that I gave to you (plur.) and to your (plur.) ancestors.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Each time their message was this: ‘Turn from all your evil behavior , from all the evil things that you have continually been doing. If you do that, you will be able to stay in this land that Yahweh gave to you and to your ancestors, to belong to you forever.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Jeremiah 25:6)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 25:6:

  • Kupsabiny: “(They) also told you not to worship idols, or make God angry on account of those things you had shaped with your hands. If you had obeyed God he would not punish you.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “[You (plur.)] do- not -serve and worship the little-gods/false-gods, and [you (plur.)] do- not -cause- me -to-be-angry/irritated (with-regard)-to/by-means-of the little-gods/false-gods that you (plur.) just have-made, so-that I will- not -punish you (plur.).’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Do not cause Yahweh to become angry by serving and worshiping idols that you have made with your hands. If you do not cause him to be angry, he will not punish/harm you.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Jeremiah 25:7)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 25:7:

  • Kupsabiny: “But God is saying that you refused to hear him. Instead of that, you made (him) angry on account of those things you shaped and then you brought suffering on yourselves.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “But you (plur.) did- not at-all -listen to the LORD. You (plur.) surely provoked- him -to-anger by the little-gods/false-gods you (plur.) have-made. Therefore you (plur.) yourselves have-brought the punishment to yourselves.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “And Yahweh says, ‘But you would not pay attention to the messages that I gave to those prophets. You caused me to become extremely angry by your worshiping idols that you had made with your own hands. That resulted in my punishing you.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Jeremiah 25:8)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 25:8:

  • Kupsabiny: “Therefore, the God of power is saying, ‘Because you have refused to hear my words,” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Therefore this is what the LORD Almighty is-saying: ‘Because you (plur.) have- not -listened to my messages,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “So now, I, the Commander of the armies of angels, say that because you have not paid attention to what I said,” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Jeremiah 25:9)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 25:9:

  • Kupsabiny: “I will incite all the communities in the North, together with my servant Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon. Those people will come to fight this land and its people together with all the neighboring communities. I am going to destroy these people completely and make (them) become a terrible thing which is despised and always mocked.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “I will-have- you (plur.) -attacked by the people in the north being-led by my servant King Nebuchadnezzar of Babilonia. They will-attack this land and all its residents, as-well-as all the nations around it. I will- completely -destroy you (plur.), and the people will- surely -be-astonished/stunned/[lit. not able to speak] of what happened to you (plur.) and they will-despise you (plur.). Yes, you (plur.) will- surely -be-destroyed forever/[lit. until whenever].” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “I will gather all the armies of the nations that will come from the northeast. I have appointed King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon to lead them. I have appointed him to do my work for me. I will bring those armies to attack this land and nearby countries. I will completely destroy them, and cause them to be places that people are horrified about, and that people will ridicule/act contemptuously toward, places that will be ruined forever.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Jeremiah 25:10)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 25:10:

  • Kupsabiny: “And again, a bride will no longer laugh/giggle nor will the bridegroom shout for joy. Food will come to an end and (they) cannot even find oil for their lamps.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “You (plur.) will- no longer -rejoice or be-happy. (It) will- no longer -be-heard the rejoicing of the newlyweds. No one will-grind wheat or will-light the light at night-time.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “I will cause happy singing and laughing to cease in your land. There will no longer be brides and bridegrooms talking joyfully. There will not be the sound of people grinding grain with millstones. There will be no lamps lit in your houses.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Jeremiah 25:11)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 25:11:

  • Kupsabiny: “The whole land will be desolate and terrifying. These communities will become slaves of the king of Babylon for seventy years.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “This land will-become desolate. This nation and the nations around it will-serve the king of Babilonia for a period/[lit. inside] of 70 years.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “All of this land will become a desert where no one will live. And the people of Israel and of the nearby countries will will be exiled to Babylonia and work for/be slaves of the kings of Babylon for seventy years.” (Source: Translation for Translators)