Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Zechariah 8:21:

• Kupsabiny: “People who live in one city will get up and go to the people of another city, and then they will say, ‘Let us all go to kneel/worship the God of authority and ask for a blessing!’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “And the people of one city will go to another city and say, ‘Let us go quickly to ask the LORD to bless us and seek the LORD Almighty. I myself will be going.’” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “The inhabitants of one city will-go to another city and will-say, ‘We (excl.) will-go to pray and to seek the LORD Almighty. Hurry, you (plur.) come!’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “People from one city will go to the people in another city and say, ‘Let’s go together to Jerusalem to worship Yahweh and ask him to bless us; we ourselves are going.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Zechariah 8:22:

• Kupsabiny: “Yes, powerful communities will get up and many people will come to Jerusalem to worship me the God of authority.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Many people and mighty nations will gather to seek the LORD Almighty and pray to him in Jerusalem."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “‘Many people come from powerful nations will-come to Jerusalem to seek and to pray to me.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “And people from many people-groups and from powerful nations will come to Jerusalem to worship Yahweh and ask him to bless them.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Zechariah 8:23:

• Kupsabiny: “God of authority is saying, ‘In those days, ten people who come from other communities will flock around one Jew. Those people will grab the clothes of that one person saying, ‘We want to go with you, because we have seen that you are together with God.’ ’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “This is what the LORD Almighty says, "At that time ten people of other nations and people of other languages will come to one Jew and take hold his clothes and say, ‘Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.’"” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “And in that time, the ten people who came from other nations that has various/different languages will-come to one Jew and say, ‘We really want to-go with you (plur.), because we heard that God is with you (plur.).’ ’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “The Commander of the armies of angels also says this: ‘At that time, this is what will happen everywhere: A group of people from one nation or a group of people who speak another language will grab the fringe/edge of the robe of a Jew and say to him, ‘We have heard people say that God is with you. So allow us to go with you to Jerusalem to worship him.’’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Zechariah 9:1:

• Kupsabiny: “This is a word/message that God says about the land of Hadrak and the city of Damascus. Good examines the people of the whole word together with all the clans of Israel.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “A prophecy,
  This is the word of the LORD against the land of Hadrach
  and it shall also fall on Damascus —
  for the eyes of all humanity
  and the tribes of Israel are toward the LORD –” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “This is the message of the LORD:
  The LORD said that he will-punish the cities of Hadrac and Damascus, because (it is) necessary to-look or approach-for-help to the LORD all people and especially the tribes of Israel.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “This is another message that I received from Yahweh.
  Yahweh said, ‘I watch everyone, especially the tribes of Israel;
  so I will punish the people in the Hadrach region and in Damascus city
  because of what they did to the people of Israel.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Zechariah 9:2:

• Kupsabiny: “He also examines the city of Hamath that shares a border with Damascus and also the city of Tyre and that of Sidon even though they take themselves to be very wise.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “and also fall on the people of Hamath on the border
  and the people of Tyre and Sidon, even though they have a lot of wisdom.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “The LORD will- also -punish Hamat, the nearest city of Hadrac and Damascus, and the cities of Tyre and Sidon, even-though the residents of these (are) so clever[lit. good to/at-convincing].” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “I will also punish the people in nearby Hamath city.
  I will also punish the people in Tyre and Sidon cities,
  even though they are considered to be very wise.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Zechariah 9:3:

• Kupsabiny: “The people of the city of Tyre has built big walls and had amassed for themselves lots of silver and gold like the dust that is on the road.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “The people of Tyre have made a fortress for themselves.
  They have gathered silver like dust,
  and gold like the mud in the streets.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “The residents of Tyre built fortified stone-walls, and they collected silver and gold just as if they piled-up land/soil.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “The people in Tyre built a high wall around their city.
  They piled up huge amounts of silver and gold
  as though they were piles of dirt in the streets.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Zechariah 9:4:

• Kupsabiny: “But God will take all the wealth of that city. He will scatter/destroy in the ocean its ships and everything in them and then he will set fire to that city.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “But the Lord will snatch away their possessions.
  and destroy their power on the sea.
  They will be consumed by fire.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “But the LORD will-take-away their belongings and he will-throw their wealth into the sea. And their cities will-be-consumed by fire.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “But I, Yahweh, will cause their precious possessions to be taken away
  and all their ships to be destroyed,
  and their city will be destroyed by a fire.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Zechariah 9:5:

• Kupsabiny: “The people of the city of Ashkelon will hear about these matters and become afraid. Also the people of the city of Gaza will hear it and it will cause them much pain. It will also be like that for the people of Ekron, because they will lose what they are hoping for. The king of Gaza will be destroyed and there will be no people who live in Ashkelon.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “People of Asklon will see it and fear,
  people of Gaza will tremble with fright.
  The people of Ekron will be overwhelmed with fear and their hope will be diminished.
  The king of Gaza will be destroyed.
  No one will live again in Ashkelon.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Ashkelon residents will-see this and they will-be-afraid. Gaza residents will-writhe in pain, and also the residents of Ekron for their hopes will-disappear. Gaza’s king will-be-killed, and Ashkelon will-not be-able-to dwell-in.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “The people in Ashkelon city will see that happen,
  and they will become very afraid.
  The people in Gaza city will shake because of being terrified,
  and the people in Ekron city will shake too,
  because they will no longer expect to prosper.
  The king of the city of Gaza will be killed,
  and the city of Ashkelon will be deserted.” (Source: Translation for Translators)