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[–] [email protected] 41 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Makes me think of my favorite verse to quote in arguments: Pslam 137:9 - Happy is the one who seizes your infants and dashes them against the rocks (NIV).

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Omfg

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Context is important. It's a song of imagined - and not executed - revenge. The writer is wishing that what happened to their kids also happened to the invaders kids. The Babylonians dashed Jewish kids against rocks, and the Jews didn't respond in kind - couldn't in fact, because the Law forbade it.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago

The thing is, most people that will cite the bible as an argument are already taking shit out of their context, so at this point it's just fair game.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Context seems to be largely ignored when your argument sounds so great

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

what is NIV

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

New International Version.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

New international version I wanted to be clear on the translation I was quoting, because it can make a difference in wording and sometimes meaning.