complete verse (Lamentations 4:7)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Lamentations 4:7:

  • Kupsabiny: “Those young leaders/rich men were very pure
    their faces shone brightly towards people.
    They were brown like (a maroon tree)
    and amazingly beautiful.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Their princes were purer
    than snow and whiter than milk.
    Their bodies were redder than rubies,
    and their appearance beautiful like sapphire.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “In time-past, the leaders of Jerusalem have healthy and strong bodies. Their whiteness was shining-brightly like snow or milk. Their skin was reddish like expensive stones.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Our leaders’ behavior was previously very pure,
    whiter and brighter than snow and milk;
    their bodies were redder than red coral/stones;
    they were very strong and healthy.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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