Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 42:5:

• Kupsabiny: “After that they said to me, ‘We agree with one stomach that we shall do everything like/as the God of power shall tell you concerning us.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Then they said to Jeremias, ‘May the LORD your God will-become true and trustworthy witness against us if we would- not -obey all that he will-say to us through you.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “They replied to me, ‘We hope/wish that Yahweh our God will be a faithful witness against us if we refuse to do everything that he tells us to do.” (Source: Translation for Translators)