complete verse (Jeremiah 3:22)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 3:22:

  • Kupsabiny: “Please return you (plur.) who went astray from me.
    I will make you trust in me.
    I want you to say, ‘We are returning because you are our God.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “People who are not faithful, [you (plur.)] return to me for I will-heal your (plur.) unfaithfulness.’
    They replied, ‘Yes, we (excl.) will-come-near to you (sing.) for you (sing.) are the LORD our (excl.) God.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Yahweh will say to them, ‘You Israeli people, come back to me!
    If you do that, I will cause you to never turn away from me again.’
    The people will reply, ‘We are returning to you,
    because you are Yahweh, our God.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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