Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

A Song of Ascents.
When the Lord brought back the captive ones of Zion,
We were like those who dream.

King James Version

{A Song of degrees.} When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream.

Holman Bible

A song of ascents.When the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion,
we were like those who dream.

International Standard Version

When the LORD brought back Zion's exiles, we were like dreamers.

A Conservative Version

When LORD brought back those who returned to Zion, we were like those who dream.

American Standard Version

When Jehovah brought back those that returned to Zion, We were like unto them that dream.

Amplified

When the Lord brought back the captives to Zion (Jerusalem),
We were like those who dream [it seemed so unreal].

Bible in Basic English

When the Lord made a change in Zion's fate, we were like men in a dream.

Darby Translation

{A Song of degrees.} When Jehovah turned the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream.

Julia Smith Translation

Song of ascensions. In Jehovah turning back the returning of we were as those dreaming.

King James 2000

[A song of ascents.] When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream.

Lexham Expanded Bible

When Yahweh restored the fortunes of Zion, we were like dreamers.

Modern King James verseion

A Song of degrees. When Jehovah turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like those who dream.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

{A song of the stairs} When the LORD turneth again the captivity of Zion, then were we like unto them that dream.

NET Bible

A song of ascents. When the Lord restored the well-being of Zion, we thought we were dreaming.

New Heart English Bible

When the LORD brought back those who returned to Zion, we were like those who dream.

The Emphasized Bible

When Yahweh brought back the captives of Zion, we were like them who dream:

Webster

A Song of degrees. When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream.

World English Bible

When Yahweh brought back those who returned to Zion, we were like those who dream.

Youngs Literal Translation

A Song of the Ascents. In Jehovah's turning back to the captivity of Zion, We have been as dreamers.

References

Hastings

Context Readings

Israel's Stability

1 A Song of Ascents.
When the Lord brought back the captive ones of Zion,
We were like those who dream.
2 Then our mouth shall be filled with laughter and our tongue with singing; then they shall say among the Gentiles, The LORD has done great things with them.

Cross References

Psalm 85:1

LORD, thou hast been favourable unto thy land; thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob.

Hosea 6:11

Also, Judah placed a plant in thee when I had turned the captivity of my people.

Acts 12:9

And he went out and followed him and knew not that it was true which was done by the angel, but thought he saw a vision.

Psalm 120:1

In my distress I cried unto the LORD, and he answered me.

Ezra 1:1-11

Now in the first year of Cyrus, king of Persia, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus, king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom and put it also in writing, saying,

Job 9:16

Who if I were to invoke him, and he answered me; yet I would not believe that he had hearkened unto my voice.

Job 42:10

And the LORD turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends; also the LORD gave Job twice as much as he had before.

Psalm 53:6

Oh that the saving health of Israel were come out of Zion! When God brings back the captivity of his people, Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.

Psalm 121:1

I will lift up mine eyes unto the mountains, from whence cometh my help.

Psalm 122:1

I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD.

Psalm 123:1

Unto thee I lift up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens.

Psalm 124:1

If the LORD had not been for us, now may Israel say,

Psalm 125:1

Those that trust in the LORD are as Mount Zion, which cannot be removed but abides for ever.

Jeremiah 31:8-10

Behold, I turn them from the land of the north wind and gather them from the coasts of the earth; there shall be blind and lame among them, and women with child and those that travail with child together; a great company shall return there.

Joel 3:1

For, behold, in those days and in that time when I shall cause the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem to end,

Mark 16:11

And they, when they had heard that he was alive and had been seen of her, did not believe.

Luke 24:11

And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they did not believe them.

Luke 24:41

And as they were not believing him yet for joy and wondering, he said unto them, Have ye here any food?

Acts 12:14-16

And when she recognized Peter's voice, she opened not the gate for gladness, but ran in and told how Peter stood at the gate.

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