complete verse (Ezekiel 17:23)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 17:23:

  • Kupsabiny: “I shall plant it there on that tall mountain of Israel. It shall produce branches and pour out seeds to become an amazing cedar. Different birds shall build their houses/nests there and rejoice in its shadow.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The Lord GOD still said, ‘I will-take a new-growth of the topmost branch of cedar and I will-plant it on the tip/top of the high mountain of Israel. It will-[produce-] branches and will-bear-fruits, and will-become a beautiful cedar. In this tree will-nest every kind of bird, and they will-take-shade in its branches.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “It will be as though I will plant it on a mountain in Israel, and it will grow and become a beautiful cedar tree. Many kinds of birds will make their nests in the tree, and they will have shade in its branches.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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