complete verse (Jeremiah 11:5)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 11:5:

  • Kupsabiny: “If you (plur.) follow those demands, I shall make come true what I promised to your forefathers, that I would give them a land of milk and honey as it is to this day.’ ’ I answered God, ‘It is like that, our God.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Then I will-fulfill what I swore to your (plur.) ancestors that I will-give them a good and productive land — a land that you (plur.) possess now.’ ’
    I replied, ‘May it be, LORD.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Now tell these people that if they obey me, I will do what I promised to do for their ancestors. I will enable them to continue living in this very fertile land in which they now live.’
    I replied, ‘Yahweh, I hope that what you said will happen.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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