complete verse (Jeremiah 29:2)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 29:2:

  • Kupsabiny: “I wrote this letter after king Jehoiachin, the mother of the king, the big people of the king, the leaders of Judah and Jerusalem, the craftsmen who worked with wood and those with iron were driven away and had gone to another country.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “He wrote this after King Jehoyakin, his mother, the officials of the palace, the leaders/[lit. heads] of Juda and Jerusalem, and the skilled carpenters and workers were-taken-captive.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “After King Jehoiachin, his mother, his palace officials, other officials in Judah, and all the various kinds of craftsmen had been exiled to Babylon, I wrote a letter to the elders, the priests, the prophets and all the other people who had been taken from Jerusalem to Babylon by soldiers of Nebuchadnezzar.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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