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Psalms 137:1
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O give thanks unto the God of heaven: for his mercy [endureth] for ever.
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By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion.
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We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof.
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Verse Text
KJV with Strong's Numbers
By the riversH5104 of BabylonH894, there we sat downH3427, yea, we weptH1058, when we rememberedH2142 ZionH6726.
Original Hebrew
עַל נַהֲרֹות ׀ בָּבֶל שָׁם יָשַׁבְנוּ גַּם־בָּכִינוּ בְּזָכְרֵנוּ אֶת־צִיֹּון׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
עַ֥ל |
'al | H5921 | HR | at |
נַהֲר֨וֹת |
na.ha.Rot | H5104 | HNcmpc | (the) rivers of |
בָּבֶ֗ל |
ba.Vel | H894 | HNp | Babylon |
שָׁ֣ם |
sham | H8033 | HD | there |
יָ֭שַׁבְנוּ |
Ya.shav.nu | H3427 | HVqp1cp | we sat |
גַּם |
gam- | H1571 | HTa | also |
בָּכִ֑ינוּ |
ba.Khi.nu | H1058 | HVqp1cp | we wept |
בְּ֝/זָכְרֵ֗/נוּ |
be./za.khe.Re./nu | H2142 | HR/Vqc/Sp1cp | when/ remembered/ we |
אֶת |
'et- | H853 | HTo | (obj.) |
צִיּֽוֹן |
tzi.Yon | H6726 | HNp | Zion |
Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)
Strong's References
- H894 — בָּבֶל (Bâbel, baw-bel'): from בָּלַל; confusion; Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire; Babel, Babylon.
- H1058 — בָּכָה (bâkâh, baw-kaw'): a primitive root; to weep; generally to bemoan; [idiom] at all, bewail, complain, make lamentation, [idiom] more, mourn, [idiom] sore, [idiom] with tears, weep.
- H2142 — זָכַר (zâkar, zaw-kar'): a primitive root; also as denominative from זָכָר; properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male; [idiom] burn (incense), [idiom] earnestly, be male, (make) mention (of), be mindful, recount, record(-er), remember, make to be remembered, bring (call, come, keep, put) to (in) remembrance, [idiom] still, think on, [idiom] well.
- H3427 — יָשַׁב (yâshab, yaw-shab'): a primitive root; properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry; (make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, [idiom] fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, [idiom] marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, return, seat, set(-tle), (down-) sit(-down, still, -ting down, -ting (place) -uate), take, tarry.
- H5104 — נָהָר (nâhâr, naw-hawr'): from נָהַר; a stream (including the sea; expectation the Nile, Euphrates, etc.); figuratively, prosperity; flood, river.
- H6726 — צִיּוֹן (Tsîyôwn, tsee-yone'): the same (regularly) as צִיּוּןlemma צִיוּן missing dagesh, corrected to צִיּוּן; Tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of Jerusalem; Zion.
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H853 — אֵת (ʼêth, ayth): apparent contracted from אוֹת in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely); (as such unrepresented in English).
- H1571 — גַּם (gam, gam): by contraction from an unused root meaning to gather; properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and; again, alike, also, (so much) as (soon), both (so)...and, but, either...or, even, for all, (in) likewise (manner), moreover, nay...neither, one, then(-refore), though, what, with, yea.
- H5921 — עַל (ʻal, al): properly, the same as עַל used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications; above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, [idiom] with.
- H8033 — שָׁם (shâm, shawm): a primitive particle (rather from the relative pronoun, אֲשֶׁר); there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence; in it, [phrase] thence, there (-in, [phrase] of, [phrase] out), [phrase] thither, [phrase] whither.
Cross References
Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)
- the rivers — Genesis 2:10-14, Ezra 8:21, Ezra 8:31, Nehemiah 1:3-4, Nehemiah 2:3, Job 2:12-13, Jeremiah 13:17-18, Jeremiah 15:17, Lamentations 2:10, Ezekiel 1:1, Ezekiel 3:15
- we wept — Psalms 42:4, Psalms 102:9-14, Isaiah 66:10, Jeremiah 51:50-51, Lamentations 1:16, Lamentations 2:11, Lamentations 2:18, Lamentations 3:48, Lamentations 3:51, Daniel 9:3, Daniel 10:2-3, Luke 19:41, Revelation 11:3
Reciprocal references (12): Ezra 8:15, Job 30:31, Psalms 52:1, Psalms 87:4, Psalms 126:5, Isaiah 15:7, Isaiah 21:2, Isaiah 44:4, Isaiah 52:5, Jeremiah 13:4, Ezekiel 6:9, Ezekiel 11:24
Related Topics
- Thompson Chain: CHEERFULNESS-DESPONDENCY, HOME, MEMORIES, PAINFUL, NATION, THE, WEEPING
- Torrey’s: BABYLON, EUPHRATES, THE, RIVERS
- Nave’s: CHURCH, COUNTRY, JERUSALEM, MUSIC, PATRIOTISM, ZION
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