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Psalms 137:9

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

KJV

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

ASV

אַשְׁרֵ֤י שֶׁ/יֹּאחֵ֓ז וְ/נִפֵּ֬ץ אֶֽת עֹ֝לָלַ֗יִ/ךְ אֶל הַ/סָּֽלַע

Hebrew

O the happiness of him who doth seize, And hath dashed thy sucklings on the rock!

YLT

Happy shall he be, who takes and dashes your little ones against the rock.

WEB

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In the original Hebrew

7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
אַשְׁרֵ֣י
'shry
noun · 44×
הָ
h
noun · 20×
נִי
ny
verb · 68×
נִפַּצְתִּ֣י
nptsty
verb · 21×
סֶּ֔לַע
sl'
noun · 59×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 2Kgs 8:12 — And Hazael said, Why weepeth my lord? And he answered, Because I know the evil that thou wilt do unto the children of Israel: their strong holds wilt thou set on fire, and their young men wilt thou sl
  • Hos 10:14 — Therefore shall a tumult arise among thy people, and all thy fortresses shall be spoiled, as Shalman spoiled Betharbel in the day of battle: the mother was dashed in pieces upon her children.
  • Hos 13:16 — Samaria shall become desolate; for she hath rebelled against her God: they shall fall by the sword: their infants shall be dashed in pieces, and their women with child shall be ripped up.
  • Isa 13:12 — I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.
  • Isa 13:16 — Their children also shall be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be spoiled, and their wives ravished.
  • Luke 19:44 — And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.
  • Nah 3:10 — Yet was she carried away, she went into captivity: her young children also were dashed in pieces at the top of all the streets: and they cast lots for her honourable men, and all her great men were bo