Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 51:57:

• Kupsabiny: “I will make drunk its leaders and wise people,
  its kings, its councilors and its soldiers.
  They shall lie down never to get up again.
  I am the God of power.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “I will-make-drunk her officials, wise men, rulers, commanders, and her soldiers. They will fall asleep and no longer can wake up. I, the King, (am) the-(one) saying this. LORD Almighty is my name.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “The king, the Commander of the armies of angels says,
  ‘I will cause the city officials and wise men, the army captains and soldiers in Babylon to become drunk.
  They will fall asleep,
  but they will never wake up again!’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 51:58:

• Kupsabiny: “The wide wall of Babylon will be torn down and scattered
  and the tall gates shall be set on fire.
  Many people worked hard in vain to build (them)
  but their strength died in the fire.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “The LORD Almighty still said, ‘The thick walls of Babilonia will-be-demolished, and her high gates will-be-burned-up. Everything that her people has labored-for will-become worthless, for it will- just -burned-up.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Yahweh also says,
  ‘The thick walls around Babylon will be flattened to the ground.
  The city gates will be burned.
  People from other countries will work hard to save the city,
  but it will be in vain/useless,
  because everything that they have built will be destroyed by fire.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 51:59:

• Kupsabiny: “King Zedekiah had his workman who was called Seraiah son of Neriah grandson of Mahseiah. And in the fourth year of Zedekiah having ruled Judah, he wanted to go with Seraiah to Babylon. Then I Jeremiah sent Seraiah off.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “This is the message that Jeremias said to Seraya a high official of King Zedekia. Seraya a child of Neria and grandchild of Masea. This message was said by Jeremias when Seraya went to Babilonia with King Zedekia. That was the fourth year of the reign of Zedekia in Juda.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Seraiah was the man who made arrangements for the King of Babylon whenever he traveled. He was the son of Neraiah and grandson of Mahseiah. When he was about to go to Babylon with King Zedekiah, after Zedekiah had been ruling Judah for almost four years, the prophet Jeremiah gave him a message.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 51:60:

• Kupsabiny: “I had written in a book all the disasters that I had been announcing to Babylon and other words concerning that city.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Jeremias wrote down on the rolled-up writing all the destructions that would-come to Babilonia-all that would- surely -happen to Babilonia.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Jeremiah had written on a scroll a list of all the disasters that he had written about, disasters that would soon occur in Babylon.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 51:61:

• Kupsabiny: “I said to Seraiah, ‘When you (sing.) arrive in Babylon, read these words to all the people.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “This is what Jeremias said to Seraya, ‘When you get/arrive to Babilonia, make-sure you read aloud to the people what has- been -written in this rolled-up writing/scroll.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “He said to Seraiah, ‘When you arrive in Babylon, read aloud everything that I have written on this scroll.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 51:62:

• Kupsabiny: “Then, finish off by saying, ‘Oh, God, you are saying that you will destroy this city so that no person or animal shall live there and it shall become a desert forever.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Then you pray, ‘O LORD, you have said that you will-destroy this place, so that not even animal or man will-live here and this will-become desolate until whenever.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Then pray, ‘Yahweh, you said that you will thoroughly destroy Babylon, with the result that people and animals will no longer live there. You said that it will be desolate forever.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)