[[Ps-137]] Prev: [[Prophecies in Ps-136]] | Next: [[Prophecies in Ps-138]] --- ### By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down. Yes, we wept, when we remembered Zion. *Type*: fulfillment *Summary*: The Babylonian captivity of the Jewish people as described in this psalm is the realization of earlier prophetic warnings regarding national disobedience and the consequences of the covenant breach. *Historical context*: The Babylonian Exile occurred following the siege and destruction of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar II in 586 BCE. This historical event, documented in the Babylonian Chronicles and archaeological records (such as the Lachish letters), fulfilled the warnings of earlier prophets and the Mosaic Law concerning displacement and servitude in a foreign land. *Related to*: [[Deut-28#v64|Deuteronomy 28:64]]-68 and [[Jer-25#v11|Jeremiah 25:11]] ### Daughter of Babylon, doomed to destruction, he will be happy who repays you, as you have done to us. Happy shall he be, who takes and dashes your little ones against the rock. *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: A prediction of the violent downfall and ultimate desolation of the Babylonian Empire as a form of retributive justice for their treatment of Jerusalem. *Historical context*: The Neo-Babylonian Empire fell to Cyrus the Great and the Medo-Persian army in 539 BCE. While the initial capture by Cyrus was notably strategic, subsequent rebellions against the Persian King Darius I led to the partial destruction of Babylon's massive walls. Over centuries, the city declined into total ruin and was eventually abandoned, matching the 'doomed to destruction' status described in the text. *Related to*: ### Remember, Yahweh, against the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem, who said, "Raze it! Raze it even to its foundation!" *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: An imprecatory prophecy calling for divine judgment against the nation of Edom for their role in assisting and cheering the Babylonian destruction of Jerusalem. *Historical context*: The kingdom of Edom was subsequently destroyed by the Babylonians in the 6th century BCE and later overrun by the Nabataeans. The remaining Edomites (Idumeans) were conquered and forcibly assimilated by the Hasmonean leader John Hyrcanus in the 2nd century BCE. Following the Roman destruction of Jerusalem in 70 CE, the Edomites disappeared from history as a distinct ethnic and political entity. *Related to*: --- #ai_prophecy