Psalms 137:1

KJV1611 – Modern English

By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yes, we wept when we remembered Zion.

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  • Ezek 1:1 : 1 Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day of the month, as I was among the captives by the River Chebar, that the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God.
  • Ezek 1:3 : 3 The word of the LORD came expressly to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the River Chebar; and the hand of the LORD was there upon him.
  • Ezek 3:15 : 15 Then I came to those of the captivity at Tel Abib, who dwelt by the river of Chebar, and I sat where they sat, and remained there astonished among them for seven days.
  • Dan 9:3 : 3 And I set my face toward the Lord God, to seek by prayer and petitions, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes:
  • Dan 10:2-3 : 2 In those days, I, Daniel, was mourning for three full weeks. 3 I ate no desirable food, neither did meat nor wine enter my mouth, neither did I anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks were completed.
  • Luke 19:41 : 41 And when he came near, he saw the city and wept over it,
  • Rev 11:3 : 3 And I will give power to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy one thousand two hundred and sixty days, clothed in sackcloth.
  • Gen 2:10-14 : 10 And a river went out of Eden to water the garden, and from there it was divided, and became four heads. 11 The name of the first is Pishon: it is the one that encompasses the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold; 12 And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone. 13 And the name of the second river is Gihon: it is the one that encompasses the whole land of Cush. 14 And the name of the third river is Tigris: it is the one that flows east of Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates.
  • Ezra 8:21 : 21 Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God, to seek from him a safe journey for us, our little ones, and all our goods.
  • Ezra 8:31 : 31 Then we departed from the river of Ahava on the twelfth day of the first month, to go to Jerusalem: and the hand of our God was upon us, and he delivered us from the hand of the enemy, and from those who ambushed us along the way.
  • Neh 1:3-4 : 3 And they said to me, The remnant that are left of the captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach: the wall of Jerusalem also is broken down, and its gates are burned with fire. 4 And it happened, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned for days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven,
  • Neh 2:3 : 3 And said to the king, Let the king live forever. Why should my face not be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers' tombs, lies waste, and its gates are consumed with fire?
  • Job 2:12-13 : 12 And when they lifted up their eyes from afar and did not recognize him, they lifted up their voices and wept; and they tore every one his mantle and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven. 13 So they sat down with him on the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spoke a word to him: for they saw that his grief was very great.
  • Ps 42:4 : 4 When I remember these things, I pour out my soul within me: for I had gone with the multitude, I went with them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept a feast.
  • Ps 102:9-9 : 9 For I have eaten ashes like bread and mixed my drink with weeping, 10 Because of your indignation and your wrath; for you have lifted me up and cast me down. 11 My days are like a shadow that declines, and I am withered like grass. 12 But you, O LORD, shall endure forever, and your remembrance to all generations. 13 You shall arise and have mercy upon Zion, for the time to favor her, yes, the set time, has come. 14 For your servants take pleasure in her stones and favor the dust thereof.
  • Isa 66:10 : 10 Rejoice with Jerusalem, and be glad with her, all you that love her: rejoice with joy with her, all you that mourn for her:
  • Jer 13:17-18 : 17 But if you will not hear it, my soul shall weep in secret places for your pride; and my eye shall weep bitterly, and run down with tears, because the LORD's flock is taken captive. 18 Say to the king and to the queen, Humble yourselves, sit down: for your principalities shall come down, even the crown of your glory.
  • Jer 15:17 : 17 I did not sit in the assembly of the mockers, nor rejoiced; I sat alone because of your hand: for you have filled me with indignation.
  • Jer 51:50-51 : 50 You who have escaped the sword, go away, do not stand still; remember the LORD afar off, and let Jerusalem come into your mind. 51 We are ashamed, because we have heard reproach; shame has covered our faces; for strangers have come into the sanctuaries of the LORD's house.
  • Lam 1:16 : 16 For these things I weep; my eye, my eye runs down with water, because the comforter that should relieve my soul is far from me: my children are desolate, because the enemy prevailed.
  • Lam 2:10-11 : 10 The elders of the daughter of Zion sit on the ground, and keep silence: they have thrown dust upon their heads; they have girded themselves with sackcloth: the virgins of Jerusalem hang down their heads to the ground. 11 My eyes fail with tears, my heart is troubled, my liver is poured upon the earth, for the destruction of the daughter of my people; because the children and infants faint in the streets of the city.
  • Lam 2:18 : 18 Their heart cried to the Lord, O wall of the daughter of Zion, let tears run down like a river day and night: give yourself no rest; let not the apple of your eye cease.
  • Lam 3:48 : 48 My eye pours out rivers of water for the destruction of the daughter of my people.
  • Lam 3:51 : 51 My eye affects my heart because of all the daughters of my city.

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