Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 20:29:

• Kupsabiny: “Then I asked where is this raised place that you are going to?’ All those places are called to this day ‘where it is raised.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “I asked them, ‘What is really that high place which you went-to?’ (Until now that place is called ‘place-of-worship on the high place’.)” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Then I asked them, ‘Who told you to worship at a shrine like this, here on this hilltop?’ So they are still called ‘hilltop shrines’.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 20:30:

• Kupsabiny: “Tell the stomach of Israel that, ‘The God of power is saying: Do you also want to defile yourselves like how your forefathers did, loving to worship/kneel before idols?” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “‘Now, tell the people of Israel that I, the Lord GOD, say: Will- you (plur.) also -defile/[make-dirty] yourselves like what your ancestors had-done, and will- you also -worship their detestable little-gods?” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Therefore, say this to the Israeli people : ‘This is what Yahweh the Lord says: ‘You are going to defile yourselves like your ancestors did by strongly desiringto worship their disgusting statues of idols.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 20:31:

• Kupsabiny: “When you give those things, you give out your children to be burned as sacrifices with those idols defiling you. You house of Israel, should I accept you to go and ask me what I want? Since I am the God of power, I shall never allow you.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Even now you (plur.) are-defying/[lit. made-dirty] yourselves by offering to your little-gods/false-gods including here your offering to your male children in the fire. Therefore, people of Israel, I, the Lord GOD who lives, will- never -give a message to you even if you still ask.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “When you sacrifice your children in the fire, you are still continuing to make yourselves unacceptable to me byworshiping your many idols. You Israeli people, should I allow you to inquirewhat I want you to do? I, Yahweh the Lord, say that as surely as I am alive, I will not answer if you inquire.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 20:32:

• Kupsabiny: “You very much want to be like other communities or countries, worshipping trees and stones. I am telling you, never shall I allow you something like that.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “‘It will- never -happen what is in your mind that you will-become like the other nations whom their people worship little-god which are made from stone and wood.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “You say, ‘We want to be like the other nations, like the other people-groups in the world. We want to worshipidols made of wood and stonelike they do.’ But what you want will never happen.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 20:33:

• Kupsabiny: “As I am the God of power, I shall rule you with power and I will pour out my anger over you and punish you.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “I, the Lord GOD who lives, swears that I will-reign over you through my great power and anger.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “I, Yahweh your Lord, say that as surely as I am alive, I will use my great power to rule over you, and show that I am angry with you.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 20:34:

• Kupsabiny: “When I gather you to come to one place returning you from those countries that I scattered you to, then you shall see how great my power is, my authority and my anger,” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Yes, in my great power and anger, I will-take- you (plur.) -away from the different nations where you (plur.) have-been-scattered,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “With my great power I will gather you from the places to which you have been scattered,” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 20:35:

• Kupsabiny: “I shall drive you into the wilderness of nations and condemn you while you see it with your eyes.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “and bring (you) to the desert of the peoples. And there, I will-face you and will-judge.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “and I will bring you to a desertthat is surrounded by other nations. There, while I am looking at you, I will judge you.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 20:36:

• Kupsabiny: “As I judged your forefathers in the wilderness of Sinai, I shall judge also you. It is me the God of power who is speaking.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “I will-judge you, as I have-judged your ancestors in the desert of Egipto. I, the Lord GOD, (am) the-(one) saying this.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “I will punish you, like I punished your ancestors in the desert near Egypt.” (Source: Translation for Translators)