Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:hymns
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| gptkbp:author |
gptkb:Unknown
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| gptkbp:contains_song |
gptkb:Lament
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| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
Influenced music and literature
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| gptkbp:cultural_references |
Referenced in popular culture
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| gptkbp:historical_context |
gptkb:Babylonian_Exile
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| gptkbp:historical_interpretation |
Various interpretations in theology
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| gptkbp:historical_significance |
Symbol of resilience
Reflects Jewish suffering |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Psalm 137
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| gptkbp:influence |
Influenced civil rights movements
Influenced artistic expressions |
| gptkbp:line |
By the rivers of Babylon
Blessed is he who seizes your infants and dashes them against the rocks. |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Babylon
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| gptkbp:mood |
Longing
Sorrow |
| gptkbp:motif |
gptkb:Despair
gptkb:identity Faithfulness Exile and return Loss and hope Memory of homeland |
| gptkbp:musical_adaptations |
Set to music by various composers
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| gptkbp:notable_artist |
gptkb:river
gptkb:Mount_Zion Harps Captivity Willows |
| gptkbp:notable_quote |
Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones.
If I forget thee, O Jerusalem. Let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth. Remember, O Lord, against the children of Edom. The daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed. How shall we sing the Lord's song in a strange land? |
| gptkbp:notable_themes |
gptkb:Memory
gptkb:Revenge gptkb:Justice |
| gptkbp:number_of_lines |
gptkb:9
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| gptkbp:part_of |
gptkb:hymns
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| gptkbp:performance |
Performed in religious ceremonies
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| gptkbp:prize_pool |
Common in Jewish liturgy
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| gptkbp:scholarly_analysis |
Analyzed in biblical studies
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| gptkbp:theme |
gptkb:Exile
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| gptkbp:translated_into |
Various translations available
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:By_the_Rivers_of_Babylon
gptkb:Rivers_of_Babylon_(music_video) gptkb:Rivers_of_Babylon |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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