complete verse (Isaiah 7:20)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Isaiah 7:20:

  • Kupsabiny: “When that arrives, God intends to use the king of Assyria to come and shame you shaving off your beards, the hair of the head and your legs.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “On that day the LORD will use the king of Assyria from the other side of the Euphrates river. that king will capture and insult you. He will be like a razor and shave the beard, the hair that is on the head and all the hair that is on the body.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “‘At that time, the LORD will-use the king of Asiria to destroy completely your (plur.) whole land. He is like a barber from the other-side of the Eufrates River who was-hired to scrape your (plur.) hair, small-fine-hairs, and as-well-as your (plur.) beard.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “At that time Yahweh will hire the king of Assyria to come with his army from east of the Euphrates River. They will get rid of everything in your land—the crops and the people. They will destroy everything thoroughly; it will be like a barber shaving not only a man’s hair but his beard and the hair on his legs.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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