complete verse (Jeremiah 51:8)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 51:8:

  • Kupsabiny: “Babylon has fallen quickly.
    Mourn (plur.) for that city.
    Treat its wounds
    and then it might get well.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Babilonia will- suddenly -be-destroyed! [You (plur.)] mourn for her! [You (plur.)] cure her wounds and perhaps she might be healed.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “But suddenly Babylon will be conquered.
    You foreigners who live in Babylon, weep for its people.
    Give them medicine for their wounds;
    perhaps they can be healed.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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