Quiz: Bible Catchphrases

The expression is based on the historical evidence of the Old Testament Scriptures about the exile of the Jews by the king of Babylon and their long period of stay in the territory of the Babylonian (then former Babylonian) kingdom. In particular, it is mentioned in Psalm 136, which describes the longing of the Jews who were in Babylonian exile and weepingly remembered their homeland: "By the rivers of Babylon, There we sat down, yea, we wept When we remembered Zion. (Ps.136:1)".