Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Zechariah 11:17:

• Kupsabiny: “How bad it is for a shepherd who is bad/evil,
  the one who has left his sheep.
  A sword ought to strike his arm to become lame
  and his right eye be pierced for him to become blind.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Woe to the worthless shepherd
  who has left the flock.
  A sword will hit his hand
  and his left eye.
  His hand will wither
  and his right eye will be blind.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Pity that watcher of sheep who (is of) no value. He just let-be/(deserted) the sheep(s)! The sword will-strike his arm and the sword will poke his right eye, and his arm will-become useless and his right eye will- never -see.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “But terrible things will happen to that foolish/useless king
  who abandons the people over whom he rules.
  His enemies will strike his arm and his right eye with their swords.
  The result will be that he will have no strength in his arm,
  and his right eye will become completely blind.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Zechariah 12:2:

• Kupsabiny: “‘Other communities will attack Judah and surround Jerusalem. But I will make Jerusalem to be like a cup in which there is poison. That poison will be given to those communities to drink.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “I will make Jerusalem like a bowl of wine that sends the people all around reeling. Judah and Jerusalem will be besieged. ” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “I will-make Jerusalem just-like a drink that will-make- the nations around it -drunk. And when will- they -attack Jerusalem, they will- also -attack the other towns of Juda.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “‘I will soon cause Jerusalem to be like a cup full of very strong alcoholic drink, and the people of other nations who drink it will stagger around. And they will come and attack Jerusalem and the other towns in Judah.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Zechariah 12:3:

• Kupsabiny: “All the communities in the world will fight against that city. But I shall on that day make Jerusalem become a stone that is heavy for those communities. And if any community tries to carry/lift that stone, (they) will only overload themselves.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “On that day all the nations of the earth will gather to fight against Jerusalem. I will make Jerusalem a stone for all nations to lift. Whoever will lift it will injure himself."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “On that day, I will-make Jerusalem like a heavy rock, and whatever nation that will-carry-it/lift-it-up will-experience-pain [intensifier]. All the nations of the earth will-gather to attack Jerusalem.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “At that time, the armies of all the nations will gather to attack Jerusalem, but I will cause the leaders of Judah to be like a very heavy rock, and all who try to lift it will be badly injured.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Zechariah 12:4:

• Kupsabiny: “On that day every horse will fear and the people who ride on those horses will become mad/crazy. I shall make the horses of other communities become blind, but I shall look out for the clan of Judah.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “The LORD says, "On that day I will strike all the horses with panic. I will make the riders mad. But I will watch over the people of Judah. But I will blind all the horses of the other nations.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “But I will-cause- all their horses -to-be-afraid and I will-make- their riders -disorriented. I, the LORD, say that I will-watch the people of Juda, but I will-make-blind all the horses of the nations.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “At that time I will cause every one of their enemies’ horses to panic, and their riders to become crazy. I will protect the people of Judah, but I will cause all their enemies’ horses to become blind.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Zechariah 12:5:

• Kupsabiny: “Then, the people of the clan of Judah will say in their stomachs, ‘The people of Jerusalem are getting power from the God of authority.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “At that time, the elders of Judah will think that the people of Jerusalem were strong because the LORD Almighty was their God.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “And the leaders of Juda will-say to themselves, ‘The people of Jerusalem (are) strong because the LORD Almighty (is) their God.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Then the leaders of Judah will say to themselves, ‘The people in Jerusalem are strong because the Commander of the armies of angels is their God.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Zechariah 12:6:

• Kupsabiny: “On that day I shall make the people of the clan of Judah to be like a fire that is glowing red hot in a forest, or a torch which has been set fire to in a field after harvest. They shall destroy all the communities that are near their land. But the people of Jerusalem shall continue to live in peace.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “On that day I will make the elders of Judah like a fire pot among firewood and like a flaming torch among sheaves. They will consume all the people around them. Jerusalem, however, will remain in her place.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “‘On that same day, I will-make the leaders of Juda just like a burning-fire of-coals on a stack of wood or like a flaming torch among/on sheaves of grain. They will-destroy the nations around them. But the people of Jerusalem will-be-secure/will- not -get-hurt in their place.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “At that time I will enable the leaders of Judah to be like a pan containing hot coals that is put in a woodpile to set it on fire, or like a burning torch that is put in a field of ripe grain to set it on fire. The leaders of Judah and their army will destroy the people of the surrounding nations in all directions. But the people of Jerusalem will remain safe.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

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

• Kupsabiny: “I shall make the people of Judah gain victory first so that the house of David and the people of Jerusalem is not exalted above the whole land of Judah.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “The LORD will first save the settlements of Judah, so that the honor of the house of David and the honor of the people of Jerusalem will not be greater than that of Judah.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “I will-give-victory to the other cities of Juda first, so that the honor of the descendants of David and the residents of Jerusalem will- no -greater than the other cities of Juda.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “And I, Yahweh, will protect the tents of the soldiers in other places in Judah before I rescue the people of Jerusalem, in order that the leaders of Jerusalem will not be honored more than the people in other places in Judah are honored.” (Source: Translation for Translators)