The oracle concerning the wilderness of the sea. As whirlwinds in the Negeb sweep on, it comes from the desert, from a terrible land.
Psalm 137:8 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 O daughter Babylon, you devastator! Happy shall they be who pay you back what you have done to us! More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; Happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition O Daughter of Babylon [you devastator, you!], who [ought to be and] shall be destroyed, happy and blessed shall he be who requites you as you have served us. [Isa. 13:1-22; Jer. 25:12, 13.] American Standard Version (1901) O daughter of Babylon, that art to be destroyed, Happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee As thou hast served us. Common English Bible Daughter Babylon, you destroyer, a blessing on the one who pays you back the very deed you did to us! Catholic Public Domain Version The Lord will provide retribution on my behalf. O Lord, your mercy is forever. Do not disdain the works of your hands. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The Lord will repay for me: thy mercy, O Lord, endureth for ever: O despise not the work of thy hands. |
The oracle concerning the wilderness of the sea. As whirlwinds in the Negeb sweep on, it comes from the desert, from a terrible land.
who says of Cyrus, “He is my shepherd, and he shall carry out all my purpose”; and who says of Jerusalem, “It shall be rebuilt,” and of the temple, “Your foundation shall be laid.”
The word that the Lord spoke concerning Babylon, concerning the land of the Chaldeans, by the prophet Jeremiah:
Summon archers against Babylon, all who bend the bow. Encamp all around her; let no one escape. Repay her according to her deeds; just as she has done, do to her—for she has arrogantly defied the Lord, the Holy One of Israel.
Rejoice over her, O heaven, you saints and apostles and prophets! For God has condemned her condemnation of you.
Render to her as she herself has rendered, and repay her double for her deeds; mix a double dose for her in the cup she mixed.