complete verse (Jeremiah 50:22)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 50:22:

  • Kupsabiny: “The noise of war has been heard in this land
    which shows how big the calamity is that has come to the land!” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The shouting of war and the noise of great destruction can-be-heard.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)

Translation commentary on Jeremiah 50:22

The noise of battle is in the land: It may be necessary to render is as “is heard” (Good News Translation).

Great destruction: See 4.6.

Die Bibel im heutigen Deutsch renders the verse “Already one hears the noise of war in the land, already everything sinks in ruins.” Or the last part of this can be “… and already great destruction is taking place.”

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 .