Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 44:9:
- Kupsabiny: “Have you really forgotten the sins of your forefathers, of the kings of Judah, of their wives/women and your own sins and of your wives/women, those that you did in the land of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem?” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Have you forgotten the wickedness which your ancestors and the kings and the queens of Juda have-done, and the wickedness which you (plur.) have-done with your wives in Juda and Jerusalem?” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Have you forgotten how I punished your ancestors for the wicked things that they did, and how I punished the kings and queens of Judah for what they did, and you and your wives for the sins that you committed in the streets of Jerusalem and the other towns in Judah?” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 44:10:
- Kupsabiny: “Until today you have not humbled yourselves or obeyed, and you have not followed my laws and wishes that I gave you and your forefathers.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Until now you have- not -humble yourself and honored me. You also have- not -obeyed my law and the statutes which I gave to you and to your ancestors.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Up until this day you have not humbled yourselves or revered me. You have not obeyed the laws and decrees that I gave to you and your ancestors.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 44:11:
- Kupsabiny: “So, I the God of power of Israel is saying that I have fully/completely determined to destroy the whole land of Judah.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “‘Therefore I, the LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, is- now -ready to destroy you (plur.) and the entire Juda.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Therefore, this is what I, the Commander of the armies of angels, the God whom you Israelis say you belong to, say: ‘I am determined to cause all of you to experience disasters and to get rid of every one of you.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 44:12:
- Kupsabiny: “I shall destroy the remnant of Judah that chose to go to the land of Egypt. I will destroy all from the famous to those who are not famous. War shall eat/finish some and others, famine shall finish. That will be very fierce/bad/serious and those people will be spoken badly about as they are being cursed.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “You (plur.) who are left alive in Juda who certainly insisted to come and stay here in Egipto, you all will-die from the least to the greatest. Yes, you will-die here by battle or famine. You will-be-cursed, disdained, considered-bad, and mocked.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “You people from Judah who have survived were determined to come and live here in Egypt. So I will get rid of all of you here in Egypt. Every one of you will die, including those who are important and those who are not important. Some of you will be killed by your enemies’ swords, some will die from famines. You will become people whom others curse, be horrified about, and make fun of.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 44:13:
- Kupsabiny: “I will send to the people living in the land of Egypt pain/punishment. War shall finish some, famine shall kill others and the rest sickness will finish (them) as I did to Jerusalem.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “I will-do to you (plur.) here in Egipto what I did in Jerusalem. I will- also -punish you (plur.) by-means-of/with battle, famine, and disease.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “I will punish you here in Egypt like I punished others in Jerusalem, some of whom were killed by their enemies’ swords and some of whom died from famines or diseases.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 44:14:
- Kupsabiny: “Even though those people long to return to the land of Judah, they can not. But a few people only will escape death. and return to their land.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “All of you (plur.) will-die, you (plur.) who are left alive in Juda who stayed here in Egipto. You (plur.) no longer (can)-return to Juda, where you (plur.) want to return again and live. No one can return among you (plur.) except for a few who (can)-flee/escape.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “You people who did not die in Judah fled here to Egypt, hoping that some day you would return to Judah. But very few of you will survive and escape. You are longing/wanting to remain alive and return to Judah, but only a very few of you will escape and be able to do that.’ ’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 44:15:
- Kupsabiny: “All the men who knew that their wives were burning those things that smell sweet to the idols were present there and all the women were there, including the people of Israel who lived in the North and South part of the land of Egypt. Those people said to me,” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “So many Jews have-gathered to listen to Jeremias. They live in the north and south of Egipto. Now, all the men who know that their wives burn incense to other gods, and all the women who gather there, said to Jeremias,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Then a large group of the people who had started to live in northern Egypt and southern Egypt, including all the men who knew that their wives had been burning incense to other gods, and all the women who were standing there, said this to me:” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 44:16:
- Kupsabiny: “‘We do not believe those words that you have told us that God has said to you.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “‘We will- not -listen to what you say to us in the name of the LORD!” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “‘You are saying that Yahweh gave messages to you, but we will not pay any attention to your messages!” (Source: Translation for Translators)