Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 16:2:

• Kupsabiny: “‘Ezekiel, rebuke Jerusalem for the things they have done which my head does not accept.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “‘Man, let- Jerusalem -know of her detestable deeds.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “‘You human, cause the people of Jerusalem to think about their detestable behavior.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 16:3:

• Kupsabiny: “Say to (them): The God of power is saying: Your family/group were born in the land of Canaan. Your father was an Amorite and your mother a daughter of the Hittites.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Tell her that I, the Lord GOD, am-saying to her: You (sing.) are a Cananite! Your father was/is an Amorite, and you mother was/is a Hettite.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Say to them, ‘This is what Yahweh the Lord says to you people of Jerusalem: It is as though you are a woman who was born in the country where the Canaan people-group lived. It is as though your father belonged to the Amor people-group and your mother belonged to the Heth people-group.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 16:4:

• Kupsabiny: “When you were born there was no one to cut your umbilical cord or wash you or treat the navel with salt or cover you with clothes.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “And when you were-born no one took-care of you. No one cut-off your navel-cord, no one washed you, or rubbed you with salt, or wrapped you with cloth-for-babies.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “It is as though on the day that you were born, your umbilical cord was not cut, and your body was not washed in water, and it was not rubbed with salt or wrapped in strips of cloth, like Israeli babies always are.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

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

• Kupsabiny: “No one had compassion enough to do these things for you. But you were thrown on open land because (they) did not come near you.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “No one ever was-concerned to do these things to you; no one ever pitied you. Instead, you were-thrown into the field, and you were-cursed from the day of your birth.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “No one pitied you or acted kindly toward you by doing those things for you. Instead, it was as though you were thrown into a field, because on the day that you were born, you were despised {everyone despised you}.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 16:6:

• Kupsabiny: “But when I came passing by that place on my way, I saw you rolling in your blood but I did not want you to die.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “‘But when I passed-by you which rolling in your blood, I told you that you would- surely -live.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Then it was as though I passed by and saw you lying in your own blood and kicking. And while you lay there kicking in your own blood, I said to you, ‘I want you to remain alive!’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 16:7:

• Kupsabiny: “I made you grow like a tree that is still tender/young. You became big/grown up and became a beautiful young lady. Your breasts developed well so that they were round/full/molded. You had hair but you were naked.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “I caused- you -to-grow like a plant in the field. You grew-up and became a young-lady. Your breasts became-full/big and your hair grew, but you were still naked.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “It was as though I caused you to grow up, like plants in the field grow; you grew up and became tall and became like a very beautiful jewel. It was as though your breasts formed/became large, and your hair became long, although you were still naked.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 16:8:

• Kupsabiny: “When I came passing by again, I saw that you were big so you could be married. Then I accepted to take you to become my wife and made a covenant with you. It is I the God of power who is speaking.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “‘When I passed-by you again, I saw that you could now be-married. So I covered with my cape your (sing.) nakedness, and I promised to you that I will-love you. I promised you that I would love you. I made a covenant with you, and you became mine. I, the Lord GOD, (am) the-(one) saying this.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “When I saw you several years later, it was as though I saw that you were old enough to have sex. So it was as though I spread the corner of my robe over youto symbolize that I would marry you, with the result that you were no longer naked. I solemnly promised that I would marry you and made a marriage agreement with you, and you became my wife. That is what I, Yahweh the Lord, say.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 16:9:

• Kupsabiny: “I washed away the blood and anointed you with oil” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “‘Then I washed-off the blood from your body, and I rubbed you with oil.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “And then it was as though I bathed you and washed the blood from you and put ointment on your body.” (Source: Translation for Translators)