Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
We
King James Version
We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof.
Holman Bible
There we hung up our lyres
on the poplar trees,
International Standard Version
On the willows there we hung our harps,
A Conservative Version
Upon the willows in the midst of it we hung up our harps.
American Standard Version
Upon the willows in the midst thereof We hanged up our harps.
Amplified
On the willow trees in the midst of Babylon
We hung our harps.
Bible in Basic English
Hanging our instruments of music on the trees by the waterside.
Darby Translation
We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof.
Julia Smith Translation
Upon the willows in her midst, we hung our harps;
King James 2000
We hung our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof.
Lexham Expanded Bible
On [the] willows in her midst, we hung up our lyres.
Modern King James verseion
We hung our lyres on the willows in its midst.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
We hanged our harps upon the salon-trees, in the midst of it.
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.
The Emphasized Bible
Upon the willows - in the midst thereof, hanged we our lyres:
Webster
We hung our harps upon the willows in the midst of it.
World English Bible
On the willows in its midst, we hung up our harps.
Youngs Literal Translation
On willows in its midst we hung our harps.
Themes
Babylon » Grief of the jews in
Harp » Hung on the willows by the captive jews
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Interlinear
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 137:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Lament During The Babylonian Exile
1
There we sat down and
When we remembered Zion.
We
And
“Sing us one of the songs of Zion.”
Names
Cross References
Isaiah 24:8
The noise of revelers stops,
The gaiety of the harp ceases.
Ezekiel 26:13
So I will
Psalm 33:2
Sing praises to Him with a
Psalm 81:2
The sweet sounding
Amos 8:10
And all your songs into
And I will bring
And baldness on every head.
And I will make it
And the end of it will be like a bitter day.
Revelation 18:22
And