complete verse (Jeremiah 19:10)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 19:10:

  • Kupsabiny: “Then break that container in front of those people whom you came with.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Then the LORD said to me, ‘Break the jar while the people who went with you (sing.) are-looking.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Jeremiah, after you tell that to them, while the people who are with you are watching, smash the jar that you brought.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Translation commentary on Jeremiah 19:10

This verse continues the events of verses 1-2. Breaking the jar was to be more than a symbolic action; it was also the means by which the LORD’s message was put into effect.

It may be helpful to translate Then as “When you have said that.”

Quoted with permission from Newman, Barclay M. and Stine, Philip C. A Handbook on Jeremiah. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 2003. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .