complete verse (Isaiah 23:8)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Isaiah 23:8:

  • Kupsabiny: “Who was planning these things
    to come to the city of Tyre?
    Who has demolished this city of rulers,
    and its traders were honored in the whole world?” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “The city that keeps on distributing crowns,
    their merchants there live like princes,
    and their names are very famous.
    Who brought this disaster on Tyre?” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Who has-planned this to Tyre, the city who invaded places, whose nobles merchants are famous in the world?” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “People from Tyre appointed kings over other places;
    their traders were wealthy;
    they were as powerful and wealthy as kings.
    So, who caused the people of Tyre to experience this disaster?” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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