Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
Why do the nations rage, and the peoples meditate on a vain thing?
New American Standard Bible
And the peoples
King James Version
Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?
Holman Bible
Why
and the peoples plot in vain?
International Standard Version
Why are the nations in an uproar, and their people involved in a vain plot?
A Conservative Version
Why do the nations rage, and the peoples meditate vain {things (LXX/NT)}?
American Standard Version
Why do the nations rage, And the peoples meditate a vain thing?
Amplified
And why do the people devise a vain and hopeless plot?
Bible in Basic English
Why are the nations so violently moved, and why are the thoughts of the people so foolish?
Darby Translation
Why are the nations in tumultuous agitation, and why do the peoples meditate a vain thing?
Julia Smith Translation
Wherefore did the nations rage, and the peoples will meditate emptiness?
King James 2000
Why do the nations rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?
Lexham Expanded Bible
Why are nations in tumult, and countries plotting in vain?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
W hy did the heathen rage and the people imagine vain things?
NET Bible
Why do the nations rebel? Why are the countries devising plots that will fail?
New Heart English Bible
Why do the nations rage, and the peoples plot a vain thing?
The Emphasized Bible
Wherefore have nations assembled in tumult? Or should, peoples, mutter an empty thing?
Webster
Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?
World English Bible
Why do the nations rage, and the peoples plot a vain thing?
Youngs Literal Translation
Why have nations tumultuously assembled? And do peoples meditate vanity?
Themes
Counsel » Those that take counsel together against the lord
Heathen » General references to
the Heathen » Described as » Persecuting
Nations » The nations that oppose the lord
Opposition » Those that oppose the lord
Prophecies respecting Christ » That the jews and gentiles should combine against him
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 2:1
Images Psalm 2:1
Prayers for Psalm 2:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Messiah's Reign
1 Why do the nations rage, and the peoples meditate on a vain thing? 2 The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers plot together, against Jehovah and against His anointed, saying,
Cross References
Psalm 46:6
The nations raged, the kingdoms were shaken; He uttered His voice, the earth melted.
Psalm 83:4-8
They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation, so that the name Israel may be remembered no more.
Revelation 17:14
These will make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them. For He is Lord of lords and King of kings. And those with Him are the called and elect and faithful ones.
Psalm 18:42
Then I beat them small as the dust before the wind; I cast them out like the dirt in the streets.
Psalm 21:11
For they intended evil against You; they imagined a wicked thing; they are not able to prevail.
Isaiah 8:9
Suffer evil, O people, and be broken! And give ear, all from the far places of the earth. Gird yourselves and be broken. Gird yourselves and be broken!
Matthew 21:38
But when the vinedressers saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and get hold of his inheritance.
Luke 18:32
For He will be delivered to the nations and will be mocked and insulted and spat on.
Luke 22:1-2
And the Feast of Unleavened Bread, which is called the Passover, drew near.
Luke 22:5
And they were glad and they agreed to give him silver.
Luke 22:22-23
And truly the Son of Man goes, as it has been determined, but woe to that man by whom He is betrayed!
John 11:49-50
And one of them, Caiaphas, being the high priest of that year, said to them, You do not know anything at all,
Acts 4:25-26
who by the mouth of Your servant David has said, "Why did the nations rage and the people imagine vain things?
Acts 5:33
But those hearing were cut to the heart, and they took counsel to kill them.
Acts 16:22
And the crowd rose up against them. And tearing off their clothes, the judges ordered them to be flogged.
Acts 17:5-6
But the disobeying Jews becoming jealous, and having taken aside some wicked men of the market-loafers, and gathering a crowd, they set all the city in an uproar. And coming on the house of Jason, they sought to bring them out to the mob.
Acts 19:28-32
And hearing, and becoming full of anger, they cried out, saying, Great is Artemis of the Ephesians.