Psalm 137:3
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New International Version (©1984)
for there our captors asked us for songs, our tormentors demanded songs of joy; they said, "Sing us one of the songs of Zion!"

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
For there our captors demanded of us songs, And our tormentors mirth, saying, "Sing us one of the songs of Zion."

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
It was there that those who had captured us demanded that we sing. Those who guarded us wanted us to entertain them. [They said,] "Sing a song from Zion for us!"

King James Bible
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.

American 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.

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.

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.

Douay-Rheims Bible
For there they that led us into captivity required of us the words of songs. And they that carried us away, said: Sing ye to us a hymn of the songs of Sion.

Darby Bible 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.

English Revised 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.

Webster's Bible Translation
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!"

Young's 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.'

Geneva Study Bible

For there they that carried us away captive {c} required of us a song; and they that wasted us required of us mirth, saying, Sing us one of the songs of Zion.

(c) The Babylonians speak thus in mocking us, as though by our silence we should signify that we hoped no more in God.

Wesley's Notes

137:3 A song - Such songs as you used to sing in the temple of Zion.

King James Translators' Notes

a song: Heb. the words of a song

wasted...: Heb. laid us on heaps

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

3, 4. Whether the request was in curiosity or derision, the answer intimates that a compliance was incongruous with their mournful feelings (Pr 25:20).

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

137:1-4 Their enemies had carried the Jews captive from their own land. To complete their woes, they insulted over them; they required of them mirth and a song. This was very barbarous; also profane, for no songs would serve but the songs of Zion. Scoffers are not to be compiled with. They do not say, How shall we sing, when we are so much in sorrow? but, It is the Lord's song, therefore we dare not sing it among idolaters.


Psalm 80:6 You make us an object of contention to our neighbors, And our enemies laugh among themselves.
Isaiah 49:17 "Your builders hurry; Your destroyers and devastators Will depart from you. (NASB ©1995)

Captive Captors Carried Demanded Joy Led Mirth Orders Prisoners Required Sing Song Songs Spoilers Tormented Tormentors Wasted Words Zion

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.

for there Ps 123:3,4 La 2:15,16

a song. Heb. the words of a song
wasted us. Heb. laid us on heaps Ps 79:1 Ne 4:2 Jer 9:11 26:18 Mic 3:12 Lu 21:6

the song of Zion Ps 9:14 65:1 1Ch 15:27 16:7 Isa 35:10 51:11 Jer 31:12,13 Re 14:1-3

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