Psalm 137:9
Modern Translations
New International Version
Happy is the one who seizes your infants and dashes them against the rocks.

New Living Translation
Happy is the one who takes your babies and smashes them against the rocks!

English Standard Version
Blessed shall he be who takes your little ones and dashes them against the rock!

Berean Study Bible
Blessed is he who seizes your infants and dashes them against the rocks.

New American Standard Bible
Blessed will be one who seizes and dashes your children Against the rock.

NASB 1995
How blessed will be the one who seizes and dashes your little ones Against the rock.

NASB 1977
How blessed will be the one who seizes and dashes your little ones Against the rock.

Amplified Bible
How blessed will be the one who seizes and dashes your little ones Against the rock.

Christian Standard Bible
Happy is he who takes your little ones and dashes them against the rocks.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Happy is he who takes your little ones and dashes them against the rocks.

Contemporary English Version
May the Lord bless everyone who beats your children against the rocks!

Good News Translation
who take your babies and smash them against a rock.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Blessed is the one who grabs your little children and smashes them against a rock.

International Standard Version
How blessed will be the one who seizes your young children and pulverizes them against the cliff!

NET Bible
How blessed will be the one who grabs your babies and smashes them on a rock!
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones.

New King James Version
Happy the one who takes and dashes Your little ones against the rock!

King James 2000 Bible
Happy shall he be, that takes and dashes your little ones against the stones.

New Heart English Bible
Blessed shall he be who takes and dashes your little ones against the rock.

World English Bible
Happy shall he be, who takes and dashes your little ones against the rock. By David.

American King James Version
Happy shall he be, that takes and dashes your little ones against the stones.

American Standard Version
Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones Against the rock.

A Faithful Version
Happy shall he be who seizes and dashes your little ones against the rock.

Darby Bible Translation
Happy he that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the rock.

English Revised Version
Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the rock.

Webster's Bible Translation
Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Blessed shall he be that taketh and dasheth thy children against the stones.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Blessed shall he be: that taketh & throweth thy litle children against the stone.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Blessed shal he be, that taketh thy children, and throweth them agaynst the stones
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
O the blessedness of him who seizes, and has dashed your sucklings on the rock!

Young's Literal Translation
O the happiness of him who doth seize, And hath dashed thy sucklings on the rock!

Smith's Literal Translation
Happy he taking hold and dashing in pieces thy children against the rock.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Blessed be he that shall take and dash thy little ones against the rock.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Blessed is he who will take hold of your little ones and dash them against the rock.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Blessed is he who will seize your infants and will dash the rocks!

Lamsa Bible
Blessed shall he be who takes and dashes your little ones against the stones.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones Against the rock.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Blessed shall he be who shall seize and dash thine infants against the rock.
















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