Psalms
Psalm 137:1
1By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept
when we remembered Zion.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| By | עַ֥ל | ‘al | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the rivers | נַהֲר֨וֹת׀ | na·hă·rō·wṯ | Noun - masculine plural construct | H5104 stream, river |
| of Babylon | בָּבֶ֗ל | bā·ḇel | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H894 Babel, Babylon |
| we sat | יָ֭שַׁבְנוּ | yā·šaḇ·nū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| and | גַּם־ | gam- | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| wept | בָּכִ֑ינוּ | bā·ḵî·nū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural | H1058 weep, bewail |
| when we remembered | בְּ֝זָכְרֵ֗נוּ | bə·zā·ḵə·rê·nū | Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; first person common plural | H2142 remember |
| Zion | צִיּֽוֹן׃ | ṣî·yō·wn | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H6726 Zion |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Ezekiel 1:1 · Ezekiel 3:15 · Lamentations 2:18 · Lamentations 2:10–11 · Lamentations 3:48 · Ezekiel 1:3 · Psalm 42:4 · Nehemiah 2:3 · Nehemiah 1:3–4 · Jeremiah 15:17 · Luke 19:41 · Jeremiah 13:17–18
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.