Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Isaiah 14:17:

• Kupsabiny: “Is this the person who destroyed cities,
  and made the land to become a desert?
  Yes, is this man really
  the one who refused to release prisoners to go home?” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “This is the one who made the world a wilderness,
  and the one who destroyed the cities that were there, is it?
  What! This isn’t the one who would not let people who had been captured go home, is it?"” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “And it is not so that he was- the -one-who-destroyed the cities and made the earth/world seems-like a desert, and did- not -set-free his captives?’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Is this the man who tried to cause the world to become a desert,
  who conquered its cities and did not allow the people whom he captured to return to their homes?’” (Source: Translation for Translators)