Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 24:3:
- Kupsabiny: “Then God asked me, ‘What have you seen, oh, Jeremiah?’ I answered, ‘I am seeing figs. The good ones are very good, but the bad ones are so completely bad that they cannot be eaten.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Then the LORD said to me, ‘Jeremias, what do you (sing.) see?’ I replied, ‘Figs. Some very good, but the others very bad and can- not -be-eaten at-all/[emphatic marker].’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Then Yahweh said to me, ‘Jeremiah, what do you see?’
I replied, ‘I see some figs. Some are very good ones, but some are very bad, with the result that no one would eat them.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
