Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
How shall we sing the LORD'S song in a strange land?
Strange land
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Bible References
How shall
Ecclesiastes 3:4
a time to weep and a time to laugh; a time to mourn and a time to dance;
Isaiah 22:12
And the Lord, Yahweh of hosts, called on that day for weeping and mourning, and for baldness and girding {with} sackcloth.
Lamentations 5:14
Elders are no longer at the gate, young men no longer play stringed instruments.
Hosea 9:4
They will not pour [drink offerings of] wine to Yahweh, and their sacrifices will not please him. [They are] like mourners' bread for them; all those who eat it will be defiled. For their bread will be {for their hunger}; it will not come [to] the house of Yahweh.
Amos 8:3
"And the songs of the temple shall become wailings in that day," {declares} my Lord Yahweh. "The corpses are numerous; he throws them in every place. Be quiet!"
Strange land
Isaiah 49:21
Then you will say in your heart, "Who has borne me these?" And, "I [was] bereaved and barren, exiled and thrust away; so who raised these? Look at me! I was left alone; {where have these come from}?"
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Job 30:31
So my lyre came to be [used] for mourning, and my flute [for the] voice of [those who] weep.