Psalms
Psalm 137:7
7Remember, O LORD,
the sons of Edom on the day Jerusalem fell:
“Destroy it,” they said,
“tear it down to its foundations!”
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remember | זְכֹ֤ר | zə·ḵōr | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H2142 remember |
| O LORD | יְהוָ֨ה׀ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| the sons | לִבְנֵ֬י | liḇ·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| of Edom | אֱד֗וֹם | ’ĕ·ḏō·wm | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H123 name of a condiment |
| on the day | י֤וֹם | yō·wm | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3117 day |
| Jerusalem | יְֽרוּשָׁ֫לִָ֥ם | yə·rū·šā·lim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3389 Jerusalem |
| Destroy it | עָ֤רוּ׀ | ‘ā·rū | Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural | H6168 be naked, bare |
| they said | הָ֭אֹ֣מְרִים | hā·’ō·mə·rîm | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| tear it down | עָ֑רוּ | ‘ā·rū | Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural | H6168 be naked, bare |
| to | עַ֝֗ד | ‘aḏ | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| its foundations | הַיְס֥וֹד | hay·sō·wḏ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3247 foundation, base |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Lamentations 4:21–22 · Ezekiel 25:12–14 · Jeremiah 49:7–22 · Obadiah 1:10–14 · 1 Samuel 15:2 · Amos 1:11 · Psalm 74:18 · Ezekiel 35:2 · Habakkuk 3:13 · Isaiah 34:5–6 · Exodus 17:14 · Obadiah 1:18–21
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.