complete verse (Hosea 12:7)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Hosea 12:7:

  • Kupsabiny: “God is saying,
    ‘Israel is like merchants who are thieves,
    who takes a bit away from the things they sell.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Those who do business use false scales.
    They love to cheat.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The LORD said, ‘Your (plur.) business/merchants are-fond of cheating; they use not the right weighing-scales.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “The merchants among you use scales that do not weigh correctly;
    they love/like to cheat people.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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