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An Experience of the Captivity. | ||||
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| 1 By the rivers of Babylon, There we sat down and wept, When we remembered Zion. | 1 By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion. | 1 By the rivers of Babylon, There we sat down, yea, we wept, When we remembered Zion. | 1 Upon the rivers of Babylon, there we sat and wept: when we remembered Sion: | 1 By rivers of Babylon -- There we did sit, Yea, we wept when we remembered Zion. | 2 Upon the willows in the midst of it We hung our harps. | 2 We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof. | 2 Upon the willows in the midst thereof We hanged up our harps. | 2 On the willows in the midst thereof we hung up our instruments. | 2 On willows in its midst we hung our harps. | 3 For there our captors demanded of us songs, And our tormentors mirth, saying, "Sing us one of the songs of Zion." | 3 For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that wasted us required of us mirth, saying, Sing us one of the songs of Zion. | 3 For there they that led us captive required of us songs, And they that wasted us required of us mirth,'saying , Sing us one of the songs of Zion. | 3 For there they that led us into captivity required of us the words of songs. And they that carried us away, said: Sing ye to us a hymn of the songs of Sion. | 3 For there our captors asked us the words of a song, And our spoilers -- joy: 'Sing ye to us of a song of Zion.' | 4 How can we sing the LORD'S song In a foreign land? | 4 How shall we sing the LORD's song in a strange land? | 4 How shall we sing Jehovah's song In a foreign land? | 4 How shall we sing the song of the Lord in a strange land? | 4 How do we sing the song of Jehovah, On the land of a stranger? | 5 If I forget you, O Jerusalem, May my right hand forget her skill. | 5 If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning. | 5 If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, Let my right hand forget her skill . | 5 If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand be forgotten. | 5 If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, my right hand forgetteth! | NASB | KJV | ASV | DRB | YLT |
| 6 May my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth If I do not remember you, If I do not exalt Jerusalem Above my chief joy. | 6 If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy. | 6 Let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth, If I remember thee not; If I prefer not Jerusalem Above my chief joy. | 6 Let my tongue cleave to my jaws, if I do not remember thee: If I make not Jerusalem the beginning of my joy. | 6 My tongue doth cleave to my palate, If I do not remember thee, If I do not exalt Jerusalem above my chief joy. | 7 Remember, O LORD, against the sons of Edom The day of Jerusalem, Who said, "Raze it, raze it To its very foundation." | 7 Remember, O LORD, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem; who said, Rase it, rase it, even to the foundation thereof. | 7 Remember, O Jehovah, against the children of Edom The day of Jerusalem; Who said, Rase it, rase it, Even to the foundation thereof. | 7 Remember, O Lord, the children of Edom, in the day of Jerusalem: Who say: Rase it, rase it, even to the foundation thereof. | 7 Remember, Jehovah, for the sons of Edom, The day of Jerusalem, Those saying, 'Rase, rase to its foundation!' | 8 O daughter of Babylon, you devastated one, How blessed will be the one who repays you With the recompense with which you have repaid us. | 8 O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us. | 8 O daughter of Babylon, that art to be destroyed, Happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee As thou hast served us. | 8 O daughter of Babylon, miserable: blessed shall he be who shall repay thee thy payment which thou hast paid us. | 8 O daughter of Babylon, O destroyed one, O the happiness of him who repayeth to thee thy deed, That thou hast done to us. | 9 How blessed will be the one who seizes and dashes your little ones Against the rock. | 9 Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones. | 9 Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones Against the rock. | 9 Blessed be he that shall take and dash thy little ones against the rock. | 9 O the happiness of him who doth seize, And hath dashed thy sucklings on the rock! |
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