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Psalms 137:8

O Daughter of Babylon, doomed to destruction, blessed is he who repays you as you have done to us.

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ASV

O daughter of Babylon, that art to be destroyed, Happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee As thou hast served us.

KJV

O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us.

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10 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
בַּת־bat-O daughter ofH1323 →
בָּבֶ֗לba.VelBabylonH894 →
הַשְּׁד֫וּדָ֥הha.she.Du.Dahthat is about to be destroyedH7703 →
אַשְׁרֵ֥י'ash.Reihow blessed!H835 →
שֶׁיְשַׁלֶּם־shey.sha.lem-[is one] who he will repayH7999 →
לָ֑ךְLakhto you
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
גְּ֝מוּלֵ֗ךְge.mu.Lekhdealing yourH1576 →
שֶׁגָּמַ֥לְתְּshe.ga.Maltthat you dealtH1580 →
לָֽנוּ׃La.nuto us

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Revelation 18:6Give back to her as she has done to others; pay her back double for what she has done; mix her a double portion in her own cup.Isaiah 47:1“Go down and sit in the dust, O Virgin Daughter of Babylon. Sit on the ground without a throne, O Daughter of Chaldea! For you will no longer be called tender or delicate.Obadiah 1:15For the Day of the LORD is near for all the nations. As you have done, it will be done to you; your recompense will return upon your own head.Isaiah 14:4–24you will sing this song of contempt against the king of Babylon: How the oppressor has ceased, and how his fury has ended!Jeremiah 25:12–14But when seventy years are complete, I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation, the land of the Chaldeans, for their guilt, declares the LORD, and I will make it an everlasting desolation.Esther 8:11By these letters the king permitted the Jews in each and every city the right to assemble and defend themselves, to destroy, kill, and annihilate all the forces of any people or province hostile to them, including women and children, and to plunder their possessions.Revelation 14:8–11Then a second angel followed, saying, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, who has made all the nations drink the wine of the passion of her immorality.”Isaiah 21:1This is the burden against the Desert by the Sea: Like whirlwinds sweeping through the Negev, an invader comes from the desert, from a land of terror.Isaiah 47:1–15“Go down and sit in the dust, O Virgin Daughter of Babylon. Sit on the ground without a throne, O Daughter of Chaldea! For you will no longer be called tender or delicate.Isaiah 44:28who says of Cyrus, ‘My shepherd will fulfill all that I desire,’ who says of Jerusalem, ‘She will be rebuilt,’ and of the temple, ‘Let its foundation be laid.’”Psalms 149:6–9May the high praises of God be in their mouths, and a double-edged sword in their hands,Jeremiah 50:1This is the word that the LORD spoke through Jeremiah the prophet concerning Babylon and the land of the Chaldeans:Isaiah 13:1–22This is the burden against Babylon that Isaiah son of Amoz received:Psalms 149:9to execute the judgment written against them. This honor is for all His saints. Hallelujah!Habakkuk 2:17For your violence against Lebanon will overwhelm you, and the destruction of animals will terrify you, because of your bloodshed against men and your violence against the land, the city, and all their dwellers.Psalms 54:5He will reward my enemies with evil. In Your faithfulness, destroy them.Revelation 18:20Rejoice over her, O heaven, O saints and apostles and prophets, because God has pronounced for you His judgment against her.Zechariah 2:7“Get up, O Zion! Escape, you who dwell with the Daughter of Babylon!”

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