complete verse (Isaiah 7:23)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Isaiah 7:23:

  • Kupsabiny: “The fields of vines will then become a bush. Even if there are fields which had one thousand vines that were enough to be bought for one thousand pieces of silver, bush and thornbushes will enveloped (them).” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “At that time in a garden which [now] has grapevines worth 11.5 kilograms of silver only weeds and thorn bushes will sprout.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “At that time also, the field of grapes/(vineyard) that has 1,000 trees/stems that is-worth 1,000 silver-(coins) will-be-filled with thorny bushes and become now thick-brush now.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Now there are many areas where there are vineyards that are worth 1,000 pieces of silver, but at that time there will be only briers and thorns in those fields.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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