complete verse (Jeremiah 28:7)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 28:7:

  • Kupsabiny: “But let me say to you while all people are listening.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “But listen to this that I am going-to-say to you (sing.) and to all the people who listen.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “But now listen to what I say to you while all these people are listening.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Translation commentary on Jeremiah 28:7

This word which I speak may be more naturally expressed as “what I say” (Good News Translation).

In your hearing and in the hearing of all the people may be expressed more simply as “to you and to the people” (Good News Translation) or “to you and the people.”

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 .