Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Isaiah 8:17:
- Kupsabiny: “I shall wait for God to help us even if he has turned his back on the people of Israel. I will be trusting in him.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “I will be waiting, having put my hope in the LORD,
who has turned his face from the clan of Jacob.” (Source: Newari Back Translation) - Hiligaynon: “I will-hope for the LORD even-though he turned-away from the descendants of Jacob. I will- truly -trust him.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “I will wait to see what Yahweh will do.
He has rejected the descendants of Jacob,
but I will confidently expect him to help me.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
