PSALM 137:1
An den Wassern zu Babel saßen wir und weinten, wenn wir an Zion gedachten.This verse in the real world
In what words
- בָּכָהbâkâhto weep; generally to bemoan
- נָהָרnâhâra stream (including the sea; expectation the Nile, Euphrates, etc.); figuratively, prosper
- בָּבֶלBâbelBabel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire
- זָכַרzâkarproperly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention;
- יָשַׁבyâshabproperly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwe
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Ezk 1:1, Ezk 3:15, Lam 2:18, Ezk 1:3, Lam 2:10–11, Lam 3:48, Lam 1:16, Psa 102:9–14