Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Jeremiah 31:39)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 31:39:

  • Kupsabiny: “The border will stretch from there to the hill of Gareb and then go round like that until Goah.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “From those places, the boundary will-continue to the hill of Gareb then turning to Goa.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Workers will stretch a measuring line/string over Gareb Hill all the way southwest to Goah.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Jeremiah 31:40)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 31:40:

  • Kupsabiny: “And the whole valley where people are buried and ashes are thrown, all the fields up to the valley of Kidron, going on to the corner of the Gate of Horses towards the East, that shall be dedicated to belong to God. No one will tear down or destroy that city.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Even the entire valley, where the corpse and trash are being-thrown-away, will-become holy for me, and as-well-as all the farms in Kidron place-where- water -flows in the east and until the Gate of the Horses. This city will- never -be-destroyed or uprooted again.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “And the whole area, including the place where corpses and ashes are thrown in the Kidron Valley, and all the fields to the east as far as the Horse Gate, will become set apart for me. And the city of Jerusalem will never again be captured or destroyed.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Jeremiah 32:1)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 32:1:

  • Kupsabiny: “Then in the tenth year of Zedekiah having ruled the land of Judah, and the eighteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar having ruled Babylon, God spoke to me.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The LORD spoke to Jeremias on the 10th year of the reign of Zedekia in Juda, which is also the 18th year of the reign of King Nebuchadnezzar in Babilonia.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “After Zedekiah had been ruling Judah for almost ten years, Yahweh gave me another message, during the time that Nebuchadnezzar had been ruling Babylonia for almost 18 years.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Jeremiah 32:2)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 32:2:

  • Kupsabiny: “At that time the soldiers of the king of Babylon had surrounded Jerusalem. At that time, I was closed in/arrested in the house of the guards of the home of the king of Judah.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “That time, Jerusalem was under-siege by the soldiers of Babilonia, and Prophet Jeremias was imprisoned in the courtyard of the guards in the palace of the king of Juda.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “His army was surrounding Jerusalem, and I was in a prison area in the courtyard where the guards of the king’s palace stayed.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Jeremiah 32:3)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 32:3:

  • Kupsabiny: “Zedekiah had earlier imprisoned me there saying to me, ‘Why are you predicting words saying, ‘God has said: I am going to hand over this city to the hands/power of the king of Babylon to take it.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “King Zedekia had imprisoned him there because of what he spoke-of. For Jeremias said, ‘This is what the LORD is saying: I will-hand-over this city to the king of Babilonia, and he will-take- it/this -by-force.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “King Zedekiah had put me there. I continued to prophesy there about what would happen. I continued to say, ‘Yahweh says that he is about to allow the army of the king of Babylon to capture this city.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Jeremiah 32:4)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 32:4:

  • Kupsabiny: “Zedekiah will not escape the king of Babylon. You two will meet and share news/speak together.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “King Zedekia cannot flee from the hands of those from-Babilonia, but he will- surely -be-handed-over to the king of Babilonia and will-face him in-order to be sentenced.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “And the soldiers of Babylonia will capture King Zedekiah and take him to/put him in the hands of the king of Babylon.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Jeremiah 32:5)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 32:5:

  • Kupsabiny: “Zedekiah will be driven to the land of Babylon, and (he) will stay there until I have done what I am going to do. Even if you (plur.) fight the people of Babylon, you will be defeated.’ ’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Zedekia will-be-taken to Babilonia, and he will-remain there until it will-be-finished my punishment with him. Even if you will-fight-against those from-Babilonia you still will- not -win. I, the LORD, (am) the-(one) saying this.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Then his soldiers will take Zedekiah to Babylon, and he will remain there until I arrange for him to be punished. And if he tries to fight against the soldiers from Babylonia, he will not succeed.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Jeremiah 32:6)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 32:6:

  • Kupsabiny: “God said to me,” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Jeremias said, ‘The LORD spoke to me that” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “At that time, Yahweh gave me another message. He said,” (Source: Translation for Translators)