...fays, " By the rivers of * J«- 5*- 3X> 3*- * Pf- T37- i-3" Babylon, " Babylon, there we fat down, yea, we " wept when we remembered Zion. We •" hanged our harps upon the willows in the *' midft thereof." The jitting by the -waters, and ftill more the mention of their havgs, ftrongly...

...reminded us of the language of the captive Israelites. " By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept when we remembered Zion. We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof." We, however, were not disposed to yield to sadness, but rather to give thanks and to rejoice. The remains...

...willows in e midft there of. e "us a*. _yway captive,re- _ quir. Song: and they that wafted us requir'd of us mirth, saying, Sing us one of the Songs of Zion. How shall we sing the Lord's Song, in a f trange land ? If . _get thee, O Je_ru_sa_ _ lem; let my right hand for. get her cunning. a -iJ'L...

...our distress, hoping to divert our grief by our music ; but 3 found our hearts too full to relish it, For there they that carried us away captive required...us] mirth, [saying,] Sing us [one] of the songs of X.ion ; some of our enemies came and would have us sing such song» 4 e* we used in the temfUe ; to...

...; and three times a year before 1 T) Y the river*, of Babylon, there we &at down, yea, we wept 2 Jj when we remembered Zion. We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof ; we tyent out to the river side to soothe our distress, hoping to divert our grief by our music ;...

...cannot forget the pathetic words of the captive Jews. " By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down; yea, we wept when we remembered Zion. " We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof." The predictions of the prophets against Babylon have long since received their accomplishment. " Sit...

...yea, we wept, when we remembered Sion. 2 We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof. 3 For there they that carried us away captive required...required of us mirth, saying, Sing us one of the songs of Sion. 4 How shall we sing JEHOVAH'S song in a strange land? 5 If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my...

...rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept when we remembered Zinn. We hanged bur harps on the willows, in the midst thereof; for there they...song ; and they that wasted us required of us mirth, sayi^K Sing us one of the songs of ZionF How shall we sing the Lord's song in a strange land I" vALvERDI....

...and leave it to the reader himself to make the application. " By theriversofBabylon,therewe sat down, yea, we wept when, we remembered Zion. We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof. Forthere they that carried us away captive, required of us a song ; and they that wasted us, required...

...hang neglected upon the boughs of those doleful trees. Ver. 3. tor there they that carried us aiuay captive, required of us a song ; and they that wasted...us, required of us mirth, saying, Sing us one of the sings of Sion.] For when our new masters, who had carried us away captive, they that had laid Jerusalem...