Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 24:20:

• Kupsabiny: “Then I answered, ‘God said to me:” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “I replied to them, ‘The Lord GOD said to me that I will-say this to the people of Israel: I am now ready to defile my temple which is-your-[place-of-] refuge, which you boast, love, and take-pleasure. Your children who are-left in Jerusalem will-die in battle.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “So I said to them, ‘This is what Yahweh told me:” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 24:21:

• Kupsabiny: “Tell the people of Israel, ‘The God of power is saying: I am going to defile my House that you adore, boast of and long for. Your children those that you left in Jerusalem will be killed by sword (in battle).” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “I replied to them, ‘The Lord GOD said to me that I will-say this to the people of Israel: I am now ready to defile my temple which is-your-[place-of-] refuge, which you boast, love, and take-pleasure. Your children who are-left in Jerusalem will-die in battle.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “‘Tell the Israeli people that I am about to destroy the temple, the building that you are very proud of, the building that you delight to look at. Your children whom you leftin Jerusalem when you were forced to come to Babylon will be killed bytheir enemies’ swords.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 24:22:

• Kupsabiny: “When those children of yours are dead, you shall also do like Ezekiel did. Do not grieve or put your hands over your head while mourning or eat the food of mourning.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “And you will-do what Ezekiel has-done. You will- not -cover your face, and you will- not -eat the food which the ones who-mourn for the dead eat.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “When that happens, you will do like I have done: You will not cover the lower part of your faces, or eat the kinds 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 24:23:

• Kupsabiny: “Put on the clothes/scarfs of the head and your shoes as always. Do not grieve or cry, but the sin you have done shall make you waste away while you are all mourning silently.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “You will- also not -take-off your turbans and sandals. You will- not -cry or mourn. You will-weaken by groaning to each other/[lit one and one] because of your sins.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “You will keep your turbans wrapped around your heads and keep your sandals on your feet. You will not mourn or cry, but your bodies will become very thin and slowly die because of your sins. And you will groan to each other.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

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

• Kupsabiny: “You shall do like Ezekiel did. When that day comes, you will know then that I am the God of power.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Ezekiel will-become an example to you. Whatever he does, you will-do too. When that punishment will-happen you will-know that I am the Lord GOD.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Ezekiel will be a warning to you, and you must do what he has done. When that happens, you will know that I, Yahweh the Lordhave 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 24:25:

• Kupsabiny: “Listen, Ezekiel, I am going to destroy my House which they rely on and adore, boast of and long for. I shall also remove their children.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “The LORD continued to say to me, ‘Man, in the time that I will- now -destroy the temple which is their place-of- refuge, which they boast, love, and take-pleasure, and I will- now -kill their children,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Then Yahweh said to me, ‘You human, soon I will destroy their sacred temple, which they rejoice about and which they respect and delight to look at, and I will get rid of their sons and daughters also.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 24:26:

• Kupsabiny: “A person shall flee Jerusalem on that day and go and tell in Babylon what has happened.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “there is one who can-flee from Jerusalem who will-tell this to you.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “On that day, someone will escape from Jerusalem and come and tell you what has happened there.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 24:27:

• Kupsabiny: “Then your tongue is released and you can say to that person without being silent. Your life shall show hoe things are and then, they will know that I am God.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “At that time, you (sing.) now can-speak again and you (plur.) will-tell-a-story/[lit. will-talk-to-each-other] the two-of-you. You (sing.) will-become a warning to the people, and then they will-know that I am the LORD.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “When that happens, you will be able to speak again without constraint. You two will talk together. You will be a warning to the people; and they will know that I, Yahweh the Lord, have the power to do what I say that I will do.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)