King James Version
Psalms 137:7 in the King James Version says “Remember, O LORD, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem; who said, Rase it, rase it, even to the foundation there...” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 137 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Remember, O LORD, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem; who said, Rase it, rase it, even to the foundation thereof. Rase it: Heb. Make bare”
Psalms 137:7 · KJV
If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning.
If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy. my chief: Heb. the head of my joy
Remember, O LORD, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem; who said, Rase it, rase it, even to the foundation thereof. Rase it: Heb. Make bare
O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us. destroyed: Heb. wasted rewardeth: Heb. recompenseth unto thee thy deed which thou didst to us
Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones. the stones: Heb. the rock
KJV Study — Public Domain
“Remember”
H2142properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e., to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male
“the children”
H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
“of Edom”
H123edom, the elder twin-brother of jacob; hence the region (idumaea) occupied by him
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“in the day”
H3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso
as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
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