complete verse (Jeremiah 27:16)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 27:16:

  • Kupsabiny: “Then, I said to the priests and all the people, ‘God is saying: Do not listen to those prophets who tell you that ‘Listen, soon the utensils/equipment from the House of God in Babylon will be returned.’ They deceive you.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Then I said to the priests and to all the people, ‘The LORD is-saying that you (plur.) should- not -listen to the prophets who say that not in-a long-time the articles of the temple will-be-brought-back from Babilonia. What they say to you (plur.) is a lie.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Then I spoke to the priests and the other people, and I said, ‘This is what Yahweh says: ‘Do not believe your prophets who tell you that all the gold items that were taken from my temple by soldiers from Babylon will soon be returned from Babylon, because what they are prophesying is a lie.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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