International Standard Version | International Standard Version |
1There we sat down and cried— by the rivers of Babylon— as we remembered Zion. | 1There we sat down and cried— by the rivers of Babylon— as we remembered Zion. |
2On the willows there we hung our harps, | 2On the willows there we hung our harps, |
3for it was there that our captors asked us for songs and our torturers demanded joy from us, "Sing us one of the songs about Zion!" | 3for it was there that our captors asked us for songs and our torturers demanded joy from us, "Sing us one of the songs about Zion!" |
4How are we to sing the song of the LORD on foreign soil? | 4How are we to sing the song of the LORD on foreign soil? |
5If I forget you, Jerusalem, may my right hand cease to function. | 5If I forget you, Jerusalem, may my right hand cease to function. |
6May my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth if I don't remember you, if I don't consider Jerusalem to be more important than my highest joy. | 6May my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth if I don't remember you, if I don't consider Jerusalem to be more important than my highest joy. |
7Remember the day of Jerusalem's fall, LORD, because of the Edomites, who kept saying, "Tear it down! Tear it right down to its foundations!" | 7Remember the day of Jerusalem's fall, LORD, because of the Edomites, who kept saying, "Tear it down! Tear it right down to its foundations!" |
8Daughter of Babylon! You devastator! How blessed will be the one who pays you back for what you have done to us. | 8Daughter of Babylon! You devastator! How blessed will be the one who pays you back for what you have done to us. |
9How blessed will be the one who seizes your young children and pulverizes them against the cliff! | 9How blessed will be the one who seizes your young children and pulverizes them against the cliff! |
The Holy Bible: International Standard Version® Release 2.1 Copyright © 1996-2012 The ISV Foundation ALL RIGHTS RESERVED INTERNATIONALLY. | The Holy Bible: International Standard Version® Release 2.1 Copyright © 1996-2012 The ISV Foundation ALL RIGHTS RESERVED INTERNATIONALLY. |
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