Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Zechariah 7:11:

• Kupsabiny: “I also said like that to your (plur.) forefathers but they refused to listen to me and shut the ears.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “’But my people became stubborn and they did not listen to my word. They closed their ears. ” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “‘But they did- not -pay attention of what I said. They rejected this and did- not -listen-to-(it).” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “But the people refused to pay attention to what Yahweh said. They turned their backs to him, and put their hands over their ears in order to not hear what he said.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Zechariah 7:12:

• Kupsabiny: “They were stubborn so that they did not listen to my laws that I announced to them with my Spirit through the prophets of before. So/Therefore, I the God of authority became angry at those people.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “They hardened their heart like stone so as not to listen to the law and the word that the LORD Almighty had given by his spirit through the earlier prophets. So the LORD Almighty was very angry.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “They made-hard their hearts like a rock, and did- not -listen to the Laws and to the words that my Spirit caused-to-be-told through/by the prophets of-time-past. So/Then I, the LORD Almighty, (became) very extremely angry.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “They were very stubborn , and they would not listen to the laws that God gave to Moses or the messages that the Commander of the armies of angels told his Spirit to give to the prophets who were now dead. So the Commander of the armies of angels was very angry.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Zechariah 7:13:

• Kupsabiny: “Like/As I called them and they refused me, likewise I refused them when they called to me.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “’When I called to them, they refused to listen. So when they called to me, I did not listen to them,’ says the LORD Almighty. ” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “And because they did- not -listen to what I said, I would- not also -listen if they call me.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “The Commander of the armies of angels says, ‘When I called/spoke to the people, they would not listen. So when they called/prayed to me, I did not listen.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Zechariah 7:14:

• Kupsabiny: “I swept these people away to go and live in other countries as when a whirlwind sweeps things away. So, this beautiful country shall remain as a deserted place where no one is living.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “’I scattered them among unknown nations like a whirlwind. Thus their land became a desolate place. No one came and went there. Because they did not listen to my word, that pleasant land became desolate.’"” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “I’m just like a whirlwind who/that scattered them to places that they have- not -been-to. They left their good land that can- no-longer -be-utilized and can- no-longer -be-lived-in.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “And I caused them to be scattered among many nations, where they were strangers. It was as though a whirlwind picked them up and carried them away from their country. The country/land that they were forced to leave was ruined, with the result that no one could live there or even travel through it. It was previously a delightful land, but they caused it to become desolate/like a desert.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Zechariah 8:1:

• Kupsabiny: “Then, God of authority said to me,” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Then the word of the LORD Almighty came to me again.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “The LORD Almighty said again to Zacarias, ‘I am very concern for Jerusalem. And because of my big concerned, I am very angry with her/his enemies.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Yahweh gave me another message. He said,” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Zechariah 8:2:

• Kupsabiny: “‘I love Jerusalem very much and I have a big anger for its enemies.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “This is what the LORD Almighty says, "My love for Zion is passionate and strong; I am consumed with passion for Jerusalem!"” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “The LORD Almighty said again to Zacarias, ‘I am very concern for Jerusalem. And because of my big concerned, I am very angry with her/his enemies.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “‘This is what I, the Commander of the armies of angels, say: ‘I love the people of Jerusalem; I love them very much, and I am very angry with their enemies.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Zechariah 8:3:

• Kupsabiny: “I will return to the city of Jerusalem and live in it. Then, Jerusalem will be called ‘City of truth/justice’ and my mountain of Zion will be called ‘Holy Mountain’.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “This is what the LORD says, "I will return to Zion and I will live in Jerusalem. At that time, Jerusalem will be called ‘faithful city’ and the mountain of the LORD Almighty will be called, ‘holy mountain.’"” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “I will-return to Zion, the city of Jerusalem, and live there. Then Jerusalem will-be-called the Faithful city and my mountain will -be-called the Holy Mountain.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “So this is what I say: ‘Some day I will return to Zion Hill and I will live there. At that time, Jerusalem will be called the city where people are faithful to/faithfully obey me, and people will say that Zion Hill is holy because it is where the Commander of the armies of angels dwells.’’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Zechariah 8:4:

• Kupsabiny: “Men/elders and mature women/ladies will again live there in the streets of Jerusalem having their walking sticks hat they support themselves on.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “This is what the LORD Almighty says, "There will again be old men and women with advanced years in the streets of Jerusalem each holding their walking sticks.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Once again old men will sit on the parks/plazas of Jerusalem with a cane cause-of-old-age.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “The Commander of the armies of angels also says this: ‘Some day old men and old women will again sit along the streets of Jerusalem, each of them holding a cane because of their being very old.” (Source: Translation for Translators)