Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept when we remembered Zion. New Living Translation Beside the rivers of Babylon, we sat and wept as we thought of Jerusalem. English Standard Version By the waters of Babylon, there we sat down and wept, when we remembered Zion. Berean Standard Bible By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept when we remembered Zion. King James Bible By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion. New King James Version By the rivers of Babylon, There we sat down, yea, we wept When we remembered Zion. New American Standard Bible By the rivers of Babylon, There we sat down and wept, When we remembered Zion. NASB 1995 By the rivers of Babylon, There we sat down and wept, When we remembered Zion. NASB 1977 By the rivers of Babylon, There we sat down and wept, When we remembered Zion. Legacy Standard Bible By the rivers of Babylon, There we sat and also wept, When we remembered Zion. Amplified Bible By the rivers of Babylon, There we [captives] sat down and wept, When we remembered Zion [the city God imprinted on our hearts]. Christian Standard Bible By the rivers of Babylon — there we sat down and wept when we remembered Zion. Holman Christian Standard Bible By the rivers of Babylon— there we sat down and wept when we remembered Zion. American Standard Version By the rivers of Babylon, There we sat down, yea, we wept, When we remembered Zion. Contemporary English Version Beside the rivers of Babylon we thought about Jerusalem, and we sat down and cried. English Revised Version By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion. GOD'S WORD® Translation By the rivers of Babylon, we sat down and cried as we remembered Zion. Good News Translation By the rivers of Babylon we sat down; there we wept when we remembered Zion. International Standard Version There we sat down and cried— by the rivers of Babylon— as we remembered Zion. Majority Standard Bible By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept when we remembered Zion. NET Bible By the rivers of Babylon we sit down and weep when we remember Zion. New Heart English Bible By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down. Yes, we wept, when we remembered Zion. Webster's Bible Translation By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yes, we wept, when we remembered Zion. World English Bible By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down. Yes, we wept, when we remembered Zion. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionBy rivers of Babylon—There we sat, "" Indeed, we wept when we remembered Zion. Young's Literal Translation By rivers of Babylon -- There we did sit, Yea, we wept when we remembered Zion. Smith's Literal Translation By the rivers of Babel, there we sat down: also we wept in our remembering Zion. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleUpon the rivers of Babylon, there we sat and wept: when we remembered Sion: Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible By the rivers of Babylon there we sat weeping when we remembered Zion. New Revised Standard Version By the rivers of Babylon— there we sat down and there we wept when we remembered Zion. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleBY the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down. yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated By the rivers of Babel, there we sat and we wept, when we remembered Zion. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917By the rivers of Babylon, There we sat down, yea, we wept, When we remembered Zion. Brenton Septuagint Translation For David, a Psalm of Jeremias. By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat; and wept when we remembered Sion. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context By the Rivers of Babylon1By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept when we remembered Zion. 2There on the willows we hung our harps,… Cross References Revelation 18:2 And he cried out in a mighty voice: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a lair for demons and a haunt for every unclean spirit, every unclean bird, and every detestable beast. Jeremiah 51:50 You who have escaped the sword, depart and do not linger! Remember the LORD from far away, and let Jerusalem come to mind.” Lamentations 1:7 In the days of her affliction and wandering Jerusalem remembers all the treasures that were hers in days of old. When her people fell into enemy hands she received no help. Her enemies looked upon her, laughing at her downfall. Isaiah 14:4 you will sing this song of contempt against the king of Babylon: How the oppressor has ceased, and how his fury has ended! Ezekiel 1:1 In the thirtieth year, on the fifth day of the fourth month, while I was among the exiles by the River Kebar, the heavens opened and I saw visions of God. 2 Kings 24:14 He carried into exile all Jerusalem—all the commanders and mighty men of valor, all the craftsmen and metalsmiths—ten thousand captives in all. Only the poorest people of the land remained. Daniel 1:1-2 In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it. / And the Lord delivered into his hand Jehoiakim king of Judah, along with some of the articles from the house of God. He carried these off to the land of Shinar, to the house of his god, where he put them in the treasury of his god. Jeremiah 29:1 This is the text of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem to the surviving elders among the exiles and to the priests, the prophets, and all the others Nebuchadnezzar had carried into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon. Isaiah 47:1 “Go down and sit in the dust, O Virgin Daughter of Babylon. Sit on the ground without a throne, O Daughter of the Chaldeans! For you will no longer be called tender or delicate. 2 Chronicles 36:20 Those who escaped the sword were carried by Nebuchadnezzar into exile in Babylon, and they became servants to him and his sons until the kingdom of Persia came to power. Nehemiah 1:3 And they told me, “The remnant who survived the exile are there in the province, in great trouble and disgrace. The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates have been burned with fire.” Jeremiah 52:27-30 There at Riblah in the land of Hamath, the king of Babylon struck them down and put them to death. So Judah was taken into exile, away from its own land. / These are the people Nebuchadnezzar carried away: in the seventh year, 3,023 Jews; / in Nebuchadnezzar’s eighteenth year, 832 people from Jerusalem; ... Lamentations 2:9 Her gates have sunk into the ground; He has destroyed and shattered their bars. Her king and her princes are exiled among the nations, the law is no more, and even her prophets find no vision from the LORD. Isaiah 43:14 Thus says the LORD your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “For your sake, I will send to Babylon and bring them all as fugitives, even the Chaldeans, in the ships in which they rejoice. Matthew 23:37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! Treasury of Scripture By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yes, we wept, when we remembered Zion. A. the rivers Genesis 2:10-14 And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads… Ezra 8:21,31 Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of Ahava, that we might afflict ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance… Ezekiel 1:1 Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I was among the captives by the river of Chebar, that the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God. there sat Nehemiah 1:3,4 And they said unto me, The remnant that are left of the captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach: the wall of Jerusalem also is broken down, and the gates thereof are burned with fire… Nehemiah 2:3 And said unto the king, Let the king live for ever: why should not my countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers' sepulchres, lieth waste, and the gates thereof are consumed with fire? Job 2:12,13 And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven… we wept Psalm 42:4 When I remember these things, I pour out my soul in me: for I had gone with the multitude, I went with them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept holyday. Psalm 102:9-14 For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mingled my drink with weeping, … Isaiah 66:10 Rejoice ye with Jerusalem, and be glad with her, all ye that love her: rejoice for joy with her, all ye that mourn for her: Jump to Previous Babylon Memory Remembered Rivers Sat Seated Sit Waters Weeping Wept ZionJump to Next Babylon Memory Remembered Rivers Sat Seated Sit Waters Weeping Wept ZionPsalm 137 1. The constancy of the Jews in captivity7. The prophet curses Edom and Babel By the rivers of Babylon This phrase sets the geographical and emotional context of the psalm. The rivers of Babylon, likely referring to the Euphrates and Tigris, were significant in the ancient world, symbolizing both the prosperity and the captivity of the Israelites. The Hebrew word for "rivers" (נְהָרוֹת, neharot) evokes images of flowing water, which can symbolize life and sustenance but also the passage of time and change. Historically, Babylon was a place of exile for the Israelites after the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 B.C. This setting underscores the deep sense of loss and longing for their homeland. we sat and wept when we remembered Zion Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Byעַ֥ל (‘al) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the rivers נַהֲר֨וֹת ׀ (na·hă·rō·wṯ) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 5104: A stream, prosperity of Babylon בָּבֶ֗ל (bā·ḇel) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 894: Babylon -- an eastern Mediterranean empire and its capital city we sat יָ֭שַׁבְנוּ (yā·šaḇ·nū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry and גַּם־ (gam-) Conjunction Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and wept בָּכִ֑ינוּ (bā·ḵî·nū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural Strong's 1058: To weep, to bemoan when we remembered בְּ֝זָכְרֵ֗נוּ (bə·zā·ḵə·rê·nū) Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | first person common plural Strong's 2142: To mark, to remember, to mention, to be male Zion. צִיּֽוֹן׃ (ṣî·yō·wn) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 6726: Zion -- a mountain in Jerusalem, also a name for Jerusalem Links Psalm 137:1 NIVPsalm 137:1 NLT Psalm 137:1 ESV Psalm 137:1 NASB Psalm 137:1 KJV Psalm 137:1 BibleApps.com Psalm 137:1 Biblia Paralela Psalm 137:1 Chinese Bible Psalm 137:1 French Bible Psalm 137:1 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 137:1 By the rivers of Babylon there we (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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