Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Lamentations 5:10:

• Kupsabiny: “Hunger has affected us
  until fire/fever is burning us and we become ill.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Due to the burning of hunger,
  our skin has become as hot as a stove.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “We are-having-fever from too extreme hunger, and our bodies are hot as an oven.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Our skin has become hot like an oven,
  and we have a very high fever because we are extremely hungry.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Lamentations 5:11:

• Kupsabiny: “Women have been raped in Jerusalem
  and also girls are raped in the villages of Judah.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Women have been raped in Zion,
  and young women in the cities of Judah.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Our wives and female children/(daughters) have been raped in Zion and in the towns of Juda.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Our enemies have raped the women in Jerusalem,
  and they have done that to the young women in all the towns of Judea.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Lamentations 5:12:

• Kupsabiny: “The enemies have caught the leaders and tied the hands to make them swing
  and they do not respect our elders.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Rulers are hanged by their hands.
  Elders are given no respect whatever.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Our leaders were-hung-up by [their] hands, and our old-ones have not been respected.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Our enemies have hanged our leaders,
  and they do not respect our elders.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Lamentations 5:13:

• Kupsabiny: “The young men were forced to grind with stones
  and boys stagger while carrying firewood.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Young people have to work hard and grind the millstone.
  Boys stagger under heavy loads of firewood.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Our young men were-forced to grind as-if slaves, and the children were-staggering carrying heavy woods.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “They force our young men to grind flour with millstones,
  and boys stagger while they are forced to carry heavy loads of firewood.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Lamentations 5:14:

• Kupsabiny: “The advice/council of the elders is gone/finished
  and the young men do not sing/dance.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Elders have stopped gathering at the city gates.
  Young people have stopped singing together.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “The old-ones were no-longer sitting at the gate of the city to give counsel, and the young men no-longer play-music.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Our elders no longer sit at the city gates to make important decisions;
  the young men no longer play their musical instruments.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Lamentations 5:15:

• Kupsabiny: “We do not have joy
  and the song/dance has been changed to mourning.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Happiness has disappeared from our hearts.
  Our dancing has turned to sorrow.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “We no-longer have joy. Instead we will-dance, we are-mourning.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “We are no longer joyful;
  instead of dancing joyfully, we now mourn.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Lamentations 5:16:

• Kupsabiny: “We have been stripped of our dignity
  and we are in a bad situation because of our sin!” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “The crown has fallen from our head,
  woe to us, for we have sinned.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Our honor has gone now. We are pitiful, because we have sinned.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “The wreaths of flowers have fallen off our heads.
  Terrible things have happened to us because of the sins that we committed.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Lamentations 5:17:

• Kupsabiny: “Our stomachs have died (lost all hope) because of these matters
  and our eyes have grown dim” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Because of this our hearts have become weak.
  our eyes have become weak.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Because of this our feeling hurt and our sight grow-dim.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “We are tired and discouraged ,
  and we cannot see well because our eyes are full of tears.” (Source: Translation for Translators)