Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 23:45:

• Kupsabiny: “But righteous people shall condemn them for the promiscuity and murdering, because (they are) prostitutes and murderers.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “But these women will-be-punished by the righteous men with the punishment which is truly fitting to their committing-adultery and killing.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “But righteous men will condemn them to be punished, like women who commit adultery and who murder others are punished, because those women commit adultery and they murder others.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 23:46:

• Kupsabiny: “I the God of power am saying: Let countless people attack them bringing terror and plunder their things.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “‘ I, the Lord GOD, will-command men who will-attack them. These people will-cause- them -to-become-afraid, will-take-over their properties,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “So this is what I, Yahweh the Lord, say: Bring a mob to attack Samaria and Jerusalem, and allow that mob to cause the people of those cities to be terrified, and to rob them.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 23:47:

• Kupsabiny: “Those many people will throw stones and kill them with swords, killing their daughters and sons and burn their houses.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “will-stone them, and will-kill them by sword. Their children will-be-killed too and their houses will-be-burned.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “The mob will throw stones at themto kill them; they will cut them into pieces with their swords, they will kill their sons and daughters, and burn down their houses.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 23:48:

• Kupsabiny: “So, I shall put an end to the lust of women in the whole land so that it acts as a warning to the prostitutes who would want to imitate them.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “In this way I can-put-an-end to the dirty/rude deeds in this nation. And this also will-become a warning to others never to follow what they did.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “In that way I will cause them to stop their immoral behavior. It will warn other women to not imitate/do what you people of Jerusalem are doing.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 23:49:

• Kupsabiny: “You two girls who are sisters shall place on your head your punishment and that promiscuity of worshipping idols. Then you shall know that I am the God of power.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “And you two sisters, you will- surely -suffer because of your dirty/rude deeds and worshipping little-gods. Then you will-know that I am the Lord GOD.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Youpeople of Jerusalem will be punished for your immoral behavior and for your worshiping idols. Then you will know that I, Yahweh the Lord, have the power to do what I say that I will do.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 24:1:

• Kupsabiny: “On the tenth day of the tenth month, the ninth year of us being foreigners, God said to me,” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “On the tenth day of the tenth month, on the ninth year of our (excl.) captivity, the LORD said to me,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Almost nine yearsafter we had been taken to Babylonia, on the tenth day of the tenth month of that year, Yahweh gave me this message:” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 24:2:

• Kupsabiny: “‘Ezekiel, write down this day, because this is the day that the king of Babylon begins to lay siege to Jerusalem.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “‘Man, write-down the date today for this is the very day that the king of Babilonia is-beginning to attack against Jerusalem.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “‘You human, write down what day of the month this is. On this daythe army ofthe King of Babylon has surrounded Jerusalem.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 24:3:

• Kupsabiny: “Tell the stomach of Israel who have gone astray, ‘The God of power is saying: Put a pot on the fire and pour water in the pot.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Then tell this parable to the people of Israel who are rebels, and let- them -know that I, the Lord GOD, (am) the-(one) saying this:
  ‘You put some water in the kettle and set-[it] -on-the-fire.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Tell those rebellious Israeli people in Babylon a parable. Say this to them: This is what Yahweh the Lord says:
  ‘Pour water into the cooking pot
  and put the pot onthe fire.” (Source: Translation for Translators)