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New American Standard Bible
And
“Sing us one of the songs of Zion.”
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
for our captors there asked us for songs,
and our tormentors, for rejoicing:
“Sing us one of the songs of Zion.”
International Standard Version
for it was there that our captors asked us for songs and our torturers demanded joy from us, "Sing us one of the songs about Zion!"
A Conservative Version
For there those who led us captive required of us songs, and those who wasted us, mirth, [saying], Sing for us one of the songs of Zion.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
For there they who took us captive demanded of us a song with words,
And our tormentors [who made a mockery of us demanded] amusement, saying,
“Sing us one of the songs of Zion.”
Bible in Basic English
For there those who had taken us prisoners made request for a song; and those who had taken away all we had gave us orders to be glad, saying, Give us one of the songs of Zion.
Darby Translation
For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that made us wail required mirth, saying, Sing us one of the songs of Zion.
Julia Smith Translation
For there they carrying us away captive asked us the words of a song; and they heaping us up gladness; Sing to us from the song of Zion.
King James 2000
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.
Lexham Expanded Bible
For there our captors asked of us words of a song, and our tormentors [asked of us] jubilation, "Sing for us from a song of Zion."
Modern King James verseion
For there our captors demanded a song from us; and our plunderers demanded gladness, saying, Sing us one of the songs of Zion.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For they that led us away captive required of us then a song, and melody in our heaviness. "Sing us one of the songs of Zion!"
NET Bible
for there our captors ask us to compose songs; those who mock us demand that we be happy, saying: "Sing for us a song about Zion!"
New Heart English Bible
For there, those who led us captive asked us for songs. Those who tormented us demanded songs of joy: "Sing us one of the songs of Zion."
The Emphasized Bible
For, there, our captors asked of us words of song, and our plunderers - gladness, - Sing us of the songs of Zion!
Webster
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.
World English Bible
For there, those who led us captive asked us for songs. Those who tormented us demanded songs of joy: "Sing us one of the songs of Zion!"
Youngs Literal Translation
For there our captors asked us the words of a song, And our spoilers -- joy: 'Sing ye to us of a song of Zion.'
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Lament During The Babylonian Exile
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We
And
“Sing us one of the songs of Zion.”
In a foreign land?
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Cross References
1 Chronicles 15:27
Now David was clothed with a robe of fine linen with all the Levites who were carrying the ark, and the singers and Chenaniah the leader of the singing with the singers.
1 Chronicles 16:7
Then on that day David
Nehemiah 4:2
He spoke in the presence of his brothers and
Psalm 9:14
That in the gates of the daughter of Zion
I may
Psalm 65:1
For the choir director. A Psalm of David. A Song.
There will be silence
And to You the
Psalm 79:1
A Psalm of Asaph.
O God, the
They have defiled Your
They have
Psalm 80:6
And our enemies laugh among themselves.
Psalm 123:3-4
For we are greatly filled
Isaiah 35:10
And come with joyful shouting to Zion,
With everlasting joy upon their heads.
They will
And
Isaiah 51:11
And come with joyful shouting to Zion,
And
They will obtain gladness and joy,
And
Jeremiah 9:11
A haunt of
And I will make the cities of Judah a
Jeremiah 26:18
“
“
And Jerusalem will become ruins,
And the
Jeremiah 31:12-13
And they will be
Over the
And over the young of the
And their life will be like a
And they will
Lamentations 2:15-16
They
At the daughter of Jerusalem,
“Is this the city of which they said,
‘
Micah 3:12
And the
Luke 21:6
Revelation 14:1-3
Then I looked, and behold,