complete verse (Jeremiah 6:26)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 6:26:

  • Kupsabiny: “God is saying to his people,
    ‘Put on sacks
    and roll yourselves in ashes.
    Scream loudly and mourn/grieve
    like a person who mourns his/her only child,
    because the destroyer will suddenly come upon you to fight against you.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Fellowmen, cloth yourself with sackcloth and roll in ashes to show your (plur.) mourning. You (plur.) mourn bitterly as-if your (plur.) only male child/(son) died. For suddenly the enemy will-attack us (incl.).” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “So I say, ‘My dear people, put on sackcloth/rough clothes and sit in ashes to show that you are sorry for your sins.
    Mourn and cry very much,
    like a woman would cry if her only son had died,
    because your enemies are very near,
    and they are going to destroy everything.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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