Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 24:12:

• Kupsabiny: “I have been struggling with that pot to see that I could wash the dirt away but it was impossible, so/therefore, it deserves today that I put (it) on/in the fire.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “But whatever you will-do, the rust will- never -be-taken-out by the fire.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “It is as though I tried to get rid of that rust,
  but I was not able to do it,
  not even by putting that pot in a fire.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 24:13:

• Kupsabiny: “Jerusalem, your sin destroyed you. I tried to cleanse you, but you do not become clean until maybe you wait until when I have finished my anger on you.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “‘Jerusalem, your dirty deed is the one-who-defiled/[lit. stained] you. I tried to clean you, but you do not want to-be-cleaned. Therefore you will-remain dirty until my anger against you is not vanished.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “The rustin the pot represents your immoral behavior. I tried to cleanse you from your wicked behavior, but you did not allow me to do that. So you will not be cleansedfrom the guilt of your sin untilI have punished you and I am no longer angry.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 24:14:

• Kupsabiny: “I God am saying that the day has come when it is fit for me to punish you and I shall never change my thoughts. I will not have any mercy, or pull myself down. I shall punish you following all the sin that you have done. It is I the God of power who is speaking,’ ’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “I, the LORD, say that the time has now come that I will- now -move, and no one can-stop me. I will- never -pity you, and my mind will- no-longer -be-changed. You will-be-judged according to your ways and deeds. I, the Lord GOD, (am) the-(one) saying this.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “I, Yahweh, have said that I will surely punish you. And it is time for me to do that. I will not change my mind; I will not refrain from punishing you, and I will not pity you. I will judge you and punish you as you deserve to be punished for your sinful behavior. That will surely happen because I, Yahweh the Lord, have said it.’ ’ ’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 24:15:

• Kupsabiny: “God said to me,” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “The LORD said to me,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “One day 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 24:16:

• Kupsabiny: “‘Ezekiel, I am going to crush you with a heavy thing. I am going to take from you your person whom you have loved very much. Do not grieve or cry, shout or let your tears flow down from your eyes.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “‘Man, I am-going-to-take suddenly the woman whom you love dearly. But you will- not -cry and mourn for her.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “‘You human, I am going to suddenly take from youyour wife, whom you love very much. Butwhen she dies, do notshow that you are sad or lament or cry.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 24:17:

• Kupsabiny: “Do not cry for/over the dead. Tie your cloth of the head and put on shoes as always. Do not put your hands over the head while mourning and do not eat the food of people who mourn.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “You will- just -groan quietly/[lit. slowly]. You do not show that you are-mourning. Do not remove your turban and sandals, and do not cover your face. You do not also eat food which the ones who-mourn for the dead eat.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Groan quietly; do not cry openly for her. Keep your turban wrapped around your head, andinstead of being barefoot, keep your sandals on your feet. Do not cover the lower part of your faceto show that you are sad. And do not eat the kind of food that people who are mourning usually eat.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 24:18:

• Kupsabiny: “I talked to people in the morning and when it reached afternoon my wife died. And the next morning/day, I did as God had told me.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Therefore in the morning I spoke those/that to the people, and in the evening my wife died. And in the next morning I obeyed what was-commanded to me.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Soone morning I talked to the peopleas usual, and that evening my wife suddenly died. The next morning I did what Yahweh had told me to do.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 24:19:

• Kupsabiny: “Then people asked me, ‘Oh, are you not crying for your wife?’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Then the people asked me, ‘What do you mean by doing that?’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Then the people asked me, ‘What do the things that you are doing signify to us?’” (Source: Translation for Translators)