Psalm 137:9 - The Scriptures 1998

Blessed is he who shall take And dash your little ones against the rock.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones Against the stones.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

Happy and blessed shall he be who takes and dashes your little ones against the rock!

American Standard Version (1901)

Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones Against the rock.

Common English Bible

A blessing on the one who seizes your children and smashes them against the rock!

Psalm 137:9 Cross References

2 Kings 8:12

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Isaiah 13:16

“And their children are dashed to pieces before their eyes, their houses plundered and their wives ravished.

Hosea 10:14

And uproar shall arise among your people, and all your strongholds shall be ravaged as Shalman ravaged Bĕ

Hosea 13:16

“Shomeron is held guilty, for she has rebelled against her Elohim – they fall by the sword, their infants are dashed in pieces, and their pregnant women ripped open.”

Nahum 3:10

Yet she was exiled, she went into captivity. At the head of every street her young children were dashed to pieces. Lots were cast for her esteemed men, and all her great men were bound in chains.