complete verse (Hosea 9:12)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Hosea 9:12:

  • Kupsabiny: “Even if they rear children,
    I shall kill them all!
    How bad it will be for those people
    if/when I turn my back on them!” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Even if they give birth to a child and it grows up,
    I will take that child,
    Alas! What sorrow for them
    when I turn away from them.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Even if they can-give-birth, I will-take-away all their children and you (plur.) will-mourn. You (plur.) are very pitiful when I leave you (plur.) now.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Even if their children are born and start to grow up,
    I will cause all of them to die while they are still young.
    Terrible things will happen to them
    when I abandon them!” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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