Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 38:17:

• Kupsabiny: “Then I told Zedekiah, ‘The God of power of Israel is saying, ‘If you just give yourself over to the the commanders of the king of Babylon, you will save your life. You together with the people of your home shall not die and/or the city burned.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Jeremias said to Zedekia, ‘This is what the LORD God Almighty, the God of Israel is saying: ‘If you will-surrender to the officials of the king of Babilonia, you can save your life and this city will- not -be-burned. You and your household will-live.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “So then I said to Zedekiah, ‘This is what the Commander of the armies of angels, the God whom we Israelis worship, says: ‘If you surrender to the officers of the king of Babylon, you and your family will be spared/not be killed, and this city will not be burned.” (Source: Translation for Translators)