1 By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion.
2 We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof.
3 For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that wasted us required of usmirth, saying, Sing us oneof the songs of Zion.137.3 a song: Heb. the words of a song137.3 wasted…: Heb. laid us on heaps
4 How shall we sing the LORD’ssong in a strange land?137.4 strange…: Heb. land of a stranger?
5 If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning.
6 If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth; if I prefer not Jerusalemabove my chief joy.137.6 my chief…: Heb. the head of my joy
7 Remember, O LORD, the children of Edomin the day of Jerusalem; who said, Rase it, rase it, evento the foundation thereof.137.7 Rase it: Heb. Make bare
8 O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us.137.8 destroyed: Heb. wasted137.8 rewardeth…: Heb. recompenseth unto thee thy deed which thou didst to us
9 Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones.137.9 the stones: Heb. the rock
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Babylon
Hoje: Al-Hillah (Babylon), Iraq
בָּבֶ֫לbavelΒαβυλώνBabulōn
Babylon is the city whose king went to Jerusalem, carried off Jerusalem’s king and nobles, and brought them back with him to Babylon (Ezekiel 17:12).
Zion is the fortress David captured, which became the City of David; the people of the Lord live there, and it was foretold that Zion would be plowed like a field (2 Samuel 5:7).
Zion is the fortress David captured, which became the City of David; the people of the Lord live there, and it was foretold that Zion would be plowed like a field (2 Samuel 5:7).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Edom is the land of Seir, where Jacob’s brother Esau lived. The king of Edom refused Israel passage through his land, and Edom rebelled against Judah (2 Kings 8:22).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).