Psalm 137:8

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Summary

Psalm 137:8

O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us.

Who art

Happy

Revelation 18:6

Rewardeth

Jeremiah 50:15

Revelation 18:6

General references

Bible References

Who art

That thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased! the golden city ceased!

The burden of the desert of the sea. As whirlwinds in the south pass through; so it cometh from the desert, from a terrible land.

Come down, and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon, sit on the ground: there is no throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called tender and delicate.

And it shall come to pass, when seventy years are accomplished, that I will punish the king of Babylon, and that nation, saith the LORD, for their iniquity, and the land of the Chaldeans, and will make it perpetual desolations.

And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.

Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double.

Happy

Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a twoedged sword in their hand;

I have commanded my sanctified ones, I have also called my mighty ones for mine anger, even them that rejoice in my highness.

That saith of Cyrus, He is my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure: even saying to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built; and to the temple, Thy foundation shall be laid.

And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.

Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double.

Rewardeth

Shout against her round about: she hath given her hand: her foundations are fallen, her walls are thrown down: for it is the vengeance of the LORD: take vengeance upon her; as she hath done, do unto her.

Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double.

General references

And Moses said unto them, Have ye saved all the women alive?

And the LORD thy God will put all these curses upon thine enemies, and on them that hate thee, which persecuted thee.

To execute vengeance upon the heathen, and punishments upon the people;

Therefore all they that devour thee shall be devoured; and all thine adversaries, every one of them, shall go into captivity; and they that spoil thee shall be a spoil, and all that prey upon thee will I give for a prey.

And I will render unto Babylon and to all the inhabitants of Chaldea all their evil that they have done in Zion in your sight, saith the LORD.

For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.