King James Version
Psalms 137:9 in the King James Version says “Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones. the stones: Heb. the rock” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 137 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones. the stones: Heb. the rock”
Psalms 137:9 · KJV
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
“Happy”
H835happiness; only in masculine plural construction as interjection, how happy!
“shall he be that taketh”
H270to seize (often with the accessory idea of holding in possession)
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
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