Psalms 137:3
“For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that wasted us required of us mirth, saying, Sing us one of the songs of Zion.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Psalms 137:3 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that wasted us required of us mirth, saying, Sing us one of the songs of Zion.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
For there they that led us captive required of us songs, And they that wasted us required of us mirth, saying, Sing us one of the songs of Zion.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
For there our captors called for a song: our tormentors, rejoicing, saying: “Sing us one of the songs of Zion.”
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Denn die uns gefangen weggeführt hatten, forderten daselbst von uns die Worte eines Liedes, und die uns wehklagen machten, Freude: "Singet uns eines von Zions Liedern!"
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y los que allí nos habían llevado cautivos nos pedían que cantásemos, y los que nos habían desolado nos pedían alegría, diciendo:
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Porque ali os que tinham nos capturado nos pediam letras de canções, e os que nos destruíram, que os alegrássemos, dizendo : Cantai para nós algumas das canções de Sião.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Lá, aqueles que nos capturaram nos pediam canções, e aqueles que zombavam de nós pediam que ficássemos alegres, dizendo: "Cantai a nós uma das canções de Sião."
📖 Psalms 137:3 in Context
1By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion.
2We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof.
3For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that wasted us required of us mirth, saying, Sing us one of the songs of Zion.
4How shall we sing the Lord’s song in a strange land?
5If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning.
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