Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version There on the poplars we hung our harps, New Living Translation We put away our harps, hanging them on the branches of poplar trees. English Standard Version On the willows there we hung up our lyres. Berean Standard Bible There on the willows we hung our harps, King James Bible We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof. New King James Version We hung our harps Upon the willows in the midst of it. New American Standard Bible Upon the willows in the midst of it We hung our harps. NASB 1995 Upon the willows in the midst of it We hung our harps. NASB 1977 Upon the willows in the midst of it We hung our harps. Legacy Standard Bible Upon the willows in the midst of it We hung our lyres. Amplified Bible On the willow trees in the midst of Babylon We hung our harps. Christian Standard Bible There we hung up our lyres on the poplar trees, Holman Christian Standard Bible There we hung up our lyres on the poplar trees, American Standard Version Upon the willows in the midst thereof We hanged up our harps. Contemporary English Version We hung our small harps on the willow trees. English Revised Version Upon the willows in the midst thereof we hanged up our harps. GOD'S WORD® Translation We hung our lyres on willow trees. Good News Translation On the willows near by we hung up our harps. International Standard Version On the willows there we hung our harps, Majority Standard Bible There on the willows we hung our harps, NET Bible On the poplars in her midst we hang our harps, New Heart English Bible On the willows in its midst, we hung up our harps. Webster's Bible Translation We hung our harps upon the willows in the midst of it. World English Bible On the willows in that land, we hung up our harps. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionWe hung our harps on willows in its midst. Young's Literal Translation On willows in its midst we hung our harps. Smith's Literal Translation Upon the willows in her midst, we hung our harps; Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleOn the willows in the midst thereof we hung up our instruments. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible On the poplars in its midst we hung up our harps. New Revised Standard Version On the willows there we hung up our harps. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleWe hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Upon the willows within it we hung our harps. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Upon the willows in the midst thereof We hanged up our harps. Brenton Septuagint Translation We hung our harps on the willows in the midst of it. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context By the Rivers of Babylon1By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept when we remembered Zion. 2There on the willows we hung our harps, 3for there our captors requested a song; our tormentors demanded songs of joy: “Sing us a song of Zion.”… Cross References Lamentations 2:10 The elders of the Daughter of Zion sit on the ground in silence. They have thrown dust on their heads and put on sackcloth. The young women of Jerusalem have bowed their heads to the ground. Job 30:31 My harp is tuned to mourning and my flute to the sound of weeping. Isaiah 24:8 The joyful tambourines have ceased; the noise of revelers has stopped; the joyful harp is silent. Ezekiel 26:13 So I will silence the sound of your songs, and the music of your lyres will no longer be heard. Jeremiah 7:34 I will remove from the cities of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem the sounds of joy and gladness and the voices of the bride and bridegroom, for the land will become a wasteland.” Jeremiah 25:10 Moreover, I will banish from them the sounds of joy and gladness, the voices of the bride and bridegroom, the sound of the millstones, and the light of the lamp. Isaiah 5:12 At their feasts are the lyre and harp, tambourines and flutes and wine. They disregard the actions of the LORD and fail to see the work of His hands. Amos 6:5 You improvise songs on the harp like David and invent your own musical instruments. 2 Chronicles 35:25 Then Jeremiah lamented over Josiah, and to this day all the male and female singers recite laments over Josiah. They established them as a statute for Israel, and indeed they are written in the Book of Laments. Nehemiah 1:3-4 And they told me, “The remnant who survived the exile are there in the province, in great trouble and disgrace. The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates have been burned with fire.” / When I heard these words, I sat down and wept. I mourned for days, fasting and praying before the God of heaven. Revelation 18:22 And the sound of harpists and musicians, of flute players and trumpeters, will never ring out in you again. Nor will any craftsmen of any trade be found in you again, nor the sound of a millstone be heard in you again. Matthew 26:30 And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives. Luke 19:41-44 As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it / and said, “If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes. / For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side. ... John 16:20 Truly, truly, I tell you, you will weep and wail while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy. Acts 16:25 About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them. Treasury of Scripture We hanged our harps on the willows in the middle thereof. we hanged. Psalm 33:2 Praise the LORD with harp: sing unto him with the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings. Psalm 81:2 Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery. Isaiah 24:8 The mirth of tabrets ceaseth, the noise of them that rejoice endeth, the joy of the harp ceaseth. Jump to Previous Hanged Hanging Harps Hung Instruments Lyres Midst Music Poplars Thereof Trees WillowsJump to Next Hanged Hanging Harps Hung Instruments Lyres Midst Music Poplars Thereof Trees WillowsPsalm 137 1. The constancy of the Jews in captivity7. The prophet curses Edom and Babel There The word "there" situates the reader in a specific location, which is crucial for understanding the context of this verse. The Israelites are in Babylon, a foreign land where they are held captive. This word emphasizes the physical and emotional distance from their homeland, Jerusalem. It highlights the sense of displacement and longing for their true home, which is a recurring theme in the Bible, symbolizing the believer's journey through a world that is not their ultimate home. on the willows we hung our harps Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew There onעַֽל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the poplars עֲרָבִ֥ים (‘ă·rā·ḇîm) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 6155: (a kind of tree) perhaps poplar, also a wadi in Moab we hung תָּ֝לִ֗ינוּ (tā·lî·nū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural Strong's 8518: To suspend our harps, כִּנֹּרוֹתֵֽינוּ׃ (kin·nō·rō·w·ṯê·nū) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural Strong's 3658: A harp Links Psalm 137:2 NIVPsalm 137:2 NLT Psalm 137:2 ESV Psalm 137:2 NASB Psalm 137:2 KJV Psalm 137:2 BibleApps.com Psalm 137:2 Biblia Paralela Psalm 137:2 Chinese Bible Psalm 137:2 French Bible Psalm 137:2 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 137:2 On the willows in its midst we (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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