complete verse (Hosea 4:10)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Hosea 4:10:

  • Kupsabiny: “You (plur.) will be eating and not be satisfied,
    you will commit adultery and not get children
    because you have refused me God
    and have followed idols.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “‘They will eat, but they will not be satisfied.
    They will commit prostitution, but their numbers will not increase.
    For they have abandoned the LORD to give themselves,” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “You (plur.) do-eat indeed, but you (plur.) will- not -be-satisfied/full. You (plur.) worship little-gods which you (plur.) believe can-give a child, but you (plur.) can- not -cause-to-give-birth because you (plur.) rejected me” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “The priests will eat, but they will still be hungry;
    they will have sex with prostitutes, but they will not have any children,
    because they have abandoned me, Yahweh,” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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