Mazmur 137:8
Konteks137:8 O daughter Babylon, soon to be devastated! 1
How blessed will be the one who repays you
for what you dished out to us! 2
Yeremia 50:29
Konteks50:29 “Call for archers 3 to come against Babylon!
Summon against her all who draw the bow!
Set up camp all around the city!
Do not allow anyone to escape!
Pay her back for what she has done.
Do to her what she has done to others.
For she has proudly defied me, 4
the Holy One of Israel. 5
[137:8] 1 tn Heb “O devastated daughter of Babylon.” The psalmist dramatically anticipates Babylon’s demise.
[137:8] 2 tn Heb “O the happiness of the one who repays you your wage which you paid to us.”
[50:29] 3 tn For this word see BDB 914 s.v. III רַב and compare usage in Prov 26:10 and Job 16:12 and compare the usage of the verb in Gen 49:23. Based on this evidence, it is not necessary to emend the form to רֹבִים (rovim) as many commentators contend.
[50:29] 4 tn Heb “for she has acted insolently against the
[50:29] 5 sn The Holy One of Israel is a common title for the