complete verse (Jeremiah 51:36)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 51:36:

  • Kupsabiny: “So/Therefore, God is saying,
    I will fight for you (plur.) the battle you have,
    I will fight for what was done to you.
    I will make the water in Babylon dry up
    the rivers/valleys shall dry up.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Therefore the LORD said, ‘People of Jerusalem, I truly will-defend you, and I will- surely -take-vengeance for you. I will-dry-up the sea and the springs of Babilonia.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “And this is what Yahweh replies to the people of Jerusalem:
    ‘I will be like your lawyer to defend you,
    and I will avenge you.
    I will dry up the river in Babylon
    and all the springs of water.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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