Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 39:17:
- Kupsabiny: “Ezekiel, call birds and all other animals of the bush saying, ‘Come to hold a big feast which I have prepared for you (plur.) in the hills of Israel. Come and eat (the) flesh and drink (the) blood.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The Lord GOD continued to say to me, ‘Man, gather all kinds of birds and fierce animals there in the mountains of Israel, for I will-be-having-a-feast for them of many offerings. They will-eat flesh and will-drink blood of the brave soldiers and leaders, as-if like they are only eating sheep, cows and goats which were-fattened from Bashan.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Yahweh said to me, ‘You human, this is what I, Yahweh the Lord, say: Summon every kind of bird and wild animal. Say to them, ‘Gather together from everywhere and come to the feast that Yahweh is preparing for you. It will be a great feast on the mountains in Israel. There you will eat men’s flesh and drink their blood.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
