complete verse (Isaiah 21:1)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Isaiah 21:1:

  • Kupsabiny: “This is the message/news about the country of Babylon.
    Enemies who come from the desert will attack you,
    Those people will attack like a whirlwind.
    Those enemies come from an amazingly fierce country.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “The prophecy concerning wilderness by bank of the sea:
    Like a whirlwind comes into the desert,
    from one land of dangerous great destruction is about to come.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “This message is concerning Babilonia.
    The enemies will attack like a whirlwind passing through Negev. This will come from the desolate-place, from the terrifying land.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “I received this message from Yahweh about Babylonia, a land that is near the Persian Gulf but which will soon be a desert.
    An army will soon come from the desert to invade that land;
    it is an army that causes its enemies to be terrified,
    an army that will come like a whirlwind from the south.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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