Psalms
Psalm 137:9
9Blessed is he who seizes your infants
and dashes them against the rocks.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blessed is | אַשְׁרֵ֤י׀ | ’aš·rê | Interjection | H835 happiness, blessedness |
| he who seizes | שֶׁיֹּאחֵ֓ז | še·yō·ḥêz | Pronoun - relative; Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H270 grasp, take hold, take possession |
| your infants | עֹ֝לָלַ֗יִךְ | ‘ō·lā·la·yiḵ | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person feminine singular | H5768 child |
| and dashes | וְנִפֵּ֬ץ | wə·nip·pêṣ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H5310 shatter |
| them | אֶֽת־ | ’eṯ- | Direct object marker | H853 mark of the accusative |
| against | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the rocks | הַסָּֽלַע׃ | has·sā·la‘ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5553 crag, cliff |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 13:16 · Nahum 3:10 · Hosea 13:16 · 2 Kings 8:12 · Hosea 10:14
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.