Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Ezekiel 6:1)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 6:1:

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

complete verse (Ezekiel 6:2)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 6:2:

  • Kupsabiny: “‘Ezekiel, look at the hills of Israel and condemn (them). Prophesy bad things.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Man, you face the mountains of Israel and say against them,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “‘You human, turn toward the mountains of Israel, and prophesy aboutwhat will happen to them, and say,” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Ezekiel 6:3)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 6:3:

  • Kupsabiny: “Tell them, ‘Hear (plur.) the word of the God of power, oh, you hills of Israel. This God of power is saying to the hills, the gulleys and the valleys: I will soon send war to you and I will destroy where you have raised up so as to pray from there.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “O mountains of Israel, places-where- water -flows and plains, listen to what the Lord GOD is saying: I will-send you war, and I will-destroy your places-of-worship in the high places.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “‘You mountains and hills of Israel , listen to what Yahweh the Lord says to you: ‘I am about to sendenemy soldiers with swords to come and destroy allthe shrines on your hilltops.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Ezekiel 6:4)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 6:4:

  • Kupsabiny: “The altars will lie desolate for a long time and I will destroy those things where you burn things that smell sweet. I will cut down your people there at the altars.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Your altars will-be-destroyed as-well-as the altars where the incense is being-burned, and I will-slaughter your residents before/[lit. in front of] your little-gods.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “They will smash all the altarsfor worshiping idols and the altars for burning incense. And they will killmany Israeli people in front of those idols.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Ezekiel 6:5)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 6:5:

  • Kupsabiny: “I will heap up the corpses of Israelites in front of those idols that they worship and I will scatter their bones in front of the altars.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “I will-scatter/lay your Israelite corpses before/[lit. in front of] your little-gods/false-gods and I-will-scatter your bones around your altars.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Their corpses will lie in front of their idols, and their bones will be scattered around their altars.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Ezekiel 6:6)

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

  • Kupsabiny: “All the cities that you will live in will become deserted and the high places will be overturned so that those things of sacrifices will become nothing! Those idols that you bow to will be smashed and destroyed and where those things that smell sweet are burned and everything that you have made will be demolished.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Your every town in Israel will-be-destroyed so that your places-of-worship in the high places, little-gods/false-gods and altars as-well-as the altar where incense is-being-burned, and the other like this which you have-done will-be-smashed/ruined.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Wherever the Israelis live, their towns will be ruined, and the shrines where they worship idols will be smashed. Their altars will be completely smashed , their idols will be completely smashed , and everything that they own will become a pile of ruins.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Ezekiel 6:7)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 6:7:

  • Kupsabiny: “Everywhere will people be killed and then the people who remain shall know that I am God.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Your residents will-die, and you will-know that I am the LORD.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Many of their people will be killed; and then they will know that I, Yahweh, have the power to do the things that I say that I will do.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Ezekiel 6:8)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 6:8:

  • Kupsabiny: “But I shall spare/leave behind some and scatter (them) to many countries.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “‘But I will- not -totally kill you. For some of you will-be-saved from war and will-scatter in other nations” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “But I will allow some of the Israelis to remain alive. They will escape being killed when their enemies scatter them among many other nations.” (Source: Translation for Translators)