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- Chapter 137 -

By the rivers of Babylon

(Ezekiel 1:1-3)
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By the rivers of Babylon we sat down and wept when we thought about Zion.
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On the poplars there we hung our harps.
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There our captors required songs from us, and those who mocked us required us to be happy, saying, “Sing us one of the songs of Zion.”
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How could we sing a song about Yahweh in a foreign land?
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If I ignore the memory of you, Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her skill.
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Let my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth if I think about you no more, if I do not prefer Jerusalem more than my greatest delights.
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Call to mind, Yahweh, what the Edomites did on the day Jerusalem fell. They said, “Tear it down, tear it down to its foundations.”
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Daughter of Babylon, soon to be destroyed-may the person be blessed, whoever pays you back for what you have done to us.
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May the person be blessed, whoever takes and dashes your little ones against a rock.

By the rivers of Babylon

(Ezekiel 1:1-3)
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By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down. Yes, we wept, when we remembered Zion.
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On the willows in that land, we hung up our harps.
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For there, those who led us captive asked us for songs. Those who tormented us demanded songs of joy:Sing us one of the songs of Zion!”
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How can we sing the LORD’s song in a foreign land?
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If I forget you, Jerusalem, let my right hand forget its skill.
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Let my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth if I don’t remember you, if I don’t prefer Jerusalem above my chief joy.
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Remember, LORD, against the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem, who said, “Raze it! Raze it even to its foundation!”
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Daughter of Babylon, doomed to destruction, he will be happy who repays you, as you have done to us.
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Happy shall he be, who takes and dashes your little ones against the rock.