Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Hosea 9:17:
- Kupsabiny: “My God will refuse them
because they have refused to honor him.
They shall wander around in/among other communities.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation) - Newari: “my God will reject them,
because they have not obeyed his commands.
They will go wandering among the other nations.” (Source: Newari Back Translation) - Hiligaynon: “Hoseas said, ‘My God will-reject those from-Israel because they did- not -obey him. Therefore they just go anywhere among the nation.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “The people of Israel have not obeyed me, their God,
so I will reject them.
As a result, they will wander among the other nations, searching for a place to live.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
