Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Lamentations 2:8:

• Kupsabiny: “God had decided
  to destroy the walls of Jerusalem.
  He had prepared for
  everything to be destroyed.
  He smashed the outer wall and the inner one,
  and those walls cried/groaned like people.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “The Lord has decided to destroy the wall of the daughter Zion.
  He measured it with a rope,
  he did not stop his hand from destroying.
  He made both the towers and the walls weep.
  Together they collapsed.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “The LORD determined to destroy the stone-walls around Zion. He carefully planned the destruction of-it, and he really did it. Therefore the defenses and stone-walls were destroyed.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Yahweh was determined
  to cause the walls of our city to be torn down.
  It was as though he measured the walls
  and then he completely destroyed them.
  It was as though he caused the towers and walls to lament/weep,
  because they were now ruins.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Lamentations 2:9:

• Kupsabiny: “The doors of its gates fell down
  and the iron used to lock them were broken to pieces.
  The king and his family are now leaning on other communities,
  and no one teaches the laws any longer.
  Prophets no longer receive any revelations
  coming from God.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Her main gates sunk to the ground.
  He smashed its crossbars to pieces, destroying them completely.
  Her kings and princes have been banished among the nations,
  There is no instruction.
  And her prophets are no longer getting visions from the Lord” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “The gates of the city were covered with soil/earth. Its bars were destroyed, for the LORD broke them. The kings and the noble men of Jerusalem were taken-captive. The law is not taught anymore. And the prophets have no more message from the LORD.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “The city gates have collapsed;
  the bars that fastened the gates shut have been smashed.
  The king and his officials have been forced to go to other countries.
  No longer does anyone teach the people the laws that God gave to Moses.
  The prophets do not receive any visions
  because Yahweh does not give them any.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Lamentations 2:10:

• Kupsabiny: “The elders of Jerusalem are today sitting on the ground
  in silence,
  and they have scattered ashes on the head
  and put on sacks.
  The ears of the girls of Jerusalem have fallen,
  looking down.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “The elders of the daughter Zion
  sitting down on the ground in silence.
  They have put dust on their heads and wear sackcloth.
  The young girls of Jerusalem also bowed their heads to the ground.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “The elders Zion sit on the ground without talking at-all. They put dust on their heads and they clothed with sackcloth to show their mourning. The young women of Jerusalem are-bowing-down-[their]-head in shame.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “The old men of Jerusalem sit on the ground,
  and they say nothing.
  They wear rough sackcloth
  and throw dust on their heads to show that they are sad.
  The young girls of Jerusalem bow down sorrowfully,
  their faces touching the ground.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Lamentations 2:11:

• Kupsabiny: “I have cried until my eyes are red
  and I am in extraordinary pain.
  My stomach (heart) is broken
  because of my people who have been destroyed,
  when I see small children and those a bit older
  having fainted in the streets of the city.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “My eyes are worn out from weeping.
  My heart is depressed. My heart is weeping
  because of the destruction of my people,
  because children and infants faint in the streets and lanes of the city.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “My eyes are-swelling-and-red from crying. My feeling hurts. It-seems that my chest will-break because of the destruction of my fellowmen. The children and infants are-fainting in the streets of the city.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “My eyes are very tired because of my tears;
  I am very grieved in my soul.
  Because very many of my people have been killed,
  I grieve and am exhausted.
  Even children and babies are fainting
  and dying in the streets because they have no food.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Lamentations 2:12:

• Kupsabiny: “Those children cry to their mothers,
  ‘Mother, we want something to eat and something to drink.’
  During that time they are fainting on the road
  like soldiers that are wounded.
  They are dying slowly,
  while their mothers hold on to them.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Weeping they say to their mothers,
  ‘I am hungry, where is food and drink?
  They faint in the lanes of the city like wounded men.
  They are dying slowly in their mothers’ laps.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “They are- crying asking for food and drink from their mothers. They are-fainting in the streets of the city like wounded soldiers. And they gradually die on their mother’s bosom.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “They cry out to their mothers,
  ‘We need something to eat and drink!’
  They faint like wounded men
  in the streets of the city.
  They slowly die
  in the arms of their mothers.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Lamentations 2:13:

• Kupsabiny: “What am I saying, and what have I said?
  What shall I compare you with, calf of Jerusalem (young beautiful ladies)?
  What shall I liken you to,
  so that I can comfort you, oh Zion.
  You have a big infection!
  Who is going to save you?” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “O daughter Jerusalem, what shall I say to you?
  To what can I compare you?
  O virgin daughter Zion
  To what can I compare you so that I can comfort you?
  Your wound is deeper than the vast sea,
  who can heal you?” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Residents of Jerusalem, what can I say to you? To what can I compare your suffering? Your wound is as deep as the sea. Who can heal you?” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “You people of Jerusalem ,
  what can I/there is nothing that I can say to help you.
  No people have suffered like you are suffering;
  I do not know what I can do to comfort you.
  The disaster that you have experienced is as great
  as the ocean is deep;
  there is no one who can restore your city.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Lamentations 2:14:

• Kupsabiny: “Your prophets misled you
  with revelations that were lies.
  They covered up your sin
  so as not to free/release you from that sin.
  They made you become lost by what they prophesied
  because they spoke lies to you.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “The visions your prophets saw were fake and totally worthless.
  They did not show your sin.
  Otherwise you would not have been exiled to Babylon.
  The visions they saw regarding you were fake,
  they were only to confuse you.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “The messages of your prophets are not true, without value and leading- you (plur.) -astray. They did- not -reveal your sins so-that you would- not -be-taken-captive.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “The prophets among you claimed that they had seen visions from Yahweh,
  but what they said was false and worthless.
  They did not save you from being exiled/forced to go to other countries,
  because they did not proclaim that you had sinned.
  Instead, the messages that they gave you deceived you
  because they were not true.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Lamentations 2:15:

• Kupsabiny: “Look, all the people who pass by mock you,
  so they shake their heads saying,
  ‘Hey, is this the city that was formerly said to be great, oh
  and the whole country was rejoicing over it?’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “All the people who pass by your place despise you,
  clapping their hands.
  They scoff and shake their heads the daughter Jerusalem.
  "Isn’t this the city that was called the most beautiful and happiest of all the earth?"” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “All who pass-by in you clap, hiss, and shake-[their-heads] to mock you. They said, ‘Is this the city which is-called ‘Most-Beautiful’ and ‘Joy of All the Earth?’ ’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “All those who pass by you
  make fun of you;
  they shake their heads
  and they hiss/sneer at you.
  They say, ‘Is this that great city of Jerusalem?
  Is it the city that was the most beautiful city in the world,
  the city that caused all the people on the earth to be joyful?’” (Source: Translation for Translators)