Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Lamentations 1:11:
- Kupsabiny: “All the people of Jerusalem screamed for help,
while searching for something to eat,
they exchanged even their cows that they relied on to get something to eat
so that they could then see the morning light.
This city was crying/complaining,
‘Oh, God, please, look at me,
for I have been very much insulted/shamed!” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation) - Newari: “All her people are groaning and searching for grain.
To save their lives, they exchange their valuable things for food.
"O LORD, look and consider,
because I have become despised."” (Source: Newari Back Translation) - Hiligaynon: “Her people are-groaning while they search for food. They traded their wealth for food so-that they will- just/only -live. Jerusalem said, ‘O LORD, take-notice of me, for I am-being-put-to-shame.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “The people of the city groan
while they search for food;
they have given their treasures
to get food to eat to remain alive.
They say, ‘Yahweh, look at us,
and see that we are despised!’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
