Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 17:3:

• Kupsabiny: “Say to (them), ‘The God of power is saying: There was a very big eagle. It had big wings and black and white feathers. That eagle flew up to Lebanon and came to land on top of a cedar breaking off the top of that cedar.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “and tell them that I, the Lord GOD, am- the -one-(who)-caused-to-tell this: There was a big eagle that flew toward-Lebanon. Its wings were broad and its feathers were thick with different colors. It landed on the top of a cedar tree,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Say to them, ‘This is what Yahweh the Lord says: A huge eagle that had strong wings and long beautiful feathers of many colors flew to Lebanon. It grasped the top of a cedar tree” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 17:4:

• Kupsabiny: “It took the top of that tree and brought it to the land of trading and placed it in the city where merchants were.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “and it cut-off the new-growth of the topmost branch. Then he brought it to a place of the merchants and planted there.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “and broke it off. Then the eagle carried it away to Babylonia, a country that had many merchants/businessmen, and planted it in one of the cities there.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

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

• Kupsabiny: “It pulled up a seed of your country and went to plant it where there was fertile soil where there was water.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “‘Afterwards the eagle took a seed from the land of Israel and planted it in fertile soil beside the river where it will-grow fast.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Then that eagle took a seedling from your country and planted it in a fertile field. He planted it like people plant a willow tree, alongside a stream that had plenty of water.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 17:6:

• Kupsabiny: “That tree grew growing down (in the soil) and it crept to become a vine. Its branches went up reaching the eagle and it pushed the roots to go down and it produced many leaves.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “It grew as a short plant that spreads-all-over. Its branches spreads-out towards the eagle, and its roots-grow deeply. It also branched and had-sprouted/[sprouted-new-growth].” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “It grew and became a low grapevine that spread along the ground. Its branches turned up towards the eagle, but its roots grew down into the ground. So it became a good vine and produced lots of branches and leaves.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 17:7:

• Kupsabiny: “There was there/then another eagle which had very big wings and many feathers. The vine pushed its roots to reach that eagle and the branches bowed wanting water” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “‘But there was another large eagle that arrived. Its wings were also broad and thick with feather. The roots and branches of that plant spread-all-over towards this eagle so-that it could-be-watered by the eagle even more than the water of the land that it was-planted-in.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “But there was another huge eagle that had strong wings and beautiful feathers. And some of the roots of the vine grew toward that eagle, and its branches also turned toward it, hoping that the eagle would bring more water to it.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 17:8:

• Kupsabiny: “even though it was planted where the soil was fertile. Water flowed always in that field so that the leaves grew and produced fruits showing that it was an amazing vine.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “The plant did this even-though it was already planted in good soil, where there was plenty of water which could-cause-growth, could-cause-to-bear-fruit, and could-cause- her -to-become-beautiful.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “That happened in spite of the fact that the vine had already been planted in good soil, where there was plenty of water, with the result that it had produced branches and produced grapes and had become a very healthy/productive vine.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 17:9:

• Kupsabiny: “Say to them, ‘The God of power is saying: Will this vine grow to become healthy/alive? Will the first eagle not uproot it and strip it of its fruit and break the branches so it withers? It does not take much power and it does not need many people in order to uproot that vine.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “‘Now, I, the Lord GOD am-asking: Will it continue to grow? No! It will-be-pull-out and its fruits will-be-taken, and [it] will-be-abandoned to wither. It is just easy to-be-pulled-out, (it is) no-longer needs a strong man or the many people to pull- it -out.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Then after you have told that to the people, say to them, ‘This is what Yahweh the Lord says: That vine will certainly not remain healthy/productive. It will be pulled up by its roots by the eagle that planted it, and all its fruit will be stripped off and its leaves will wither. And it will not need someone with strong arms or many people to pull it out by its roots.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 17:10:

• Kupsabiny: “It may well be planted but will it be able to grow? Will it not wither when it grows when the wind of East blows on it?’ ’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Even-though it would still be-planted in a different place it will- no-longer -grow. It will- wither -completely when the hot wind will-blow from the east. Yes, it will-wither in its place-where-(it is)-growing.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Even if that vine is transplanted, it certainly will not continue to grow. When the hot wind from the east blows against it, it will completely wither, there where it was planted! ’ ’” (Source: Translation for Translators)