complete verse (Isaiah 37:25)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Isaiah 37:25:

  • Kupsabiny: β€œI dug wells in other countries,
    and drank the water from them.
    I stepped with my feet
    on the rivers of Egypt to dry them up.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: β€œI have dug wells and drunk the water of foreign countries.
    and with the sole of my foot I have dried up all the rivers of Egypt."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: β€œI have-cause-to-dug wells in other places, and drunk from these wells. As I passed-by, the streams in Egypt have-dried-up.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: β€œWe have dug wells in many countries and drunk water from them.
    And by marching through the streams of Egypt,
    we dried them all up !’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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