Parallel Verses
NET Bible
Why do the nations rebel? Why are the countries devising plots that will fail?
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 King James verseion
Why do the nations rage, and the peoples meditate on a vain thing?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
W hy did the heathen rage and the people imagine vain things?
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
Interlinear
References
American
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 2:1
Prayers for Psalm 2:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Messiah's Reign
1 Why do the nations rebel? Why are the countries devising plots that will fail? 2 The kings of the earth form a united front; the rulers collaborate against the Lord and his anointed king.
Cross References
Psalm 46:6
Nations are in uproar, kingdoms are overthrown. God gives a shout, the earth dissolves.
Psalm 83:4-8
They say, "Come on, let's annihilate them so they are no longer a nation! Then the name of Israel will be remembered no more."
Revelation 17:14
They will make war with the Lamb, but the Lamb will conquer them, because he is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those accompanying the Lamb are the called, chosen, and faithful."
Psalm 18:42
I grind them as fine windblown dust; I beat them underfoot like clay in the streets.
Psalm 21:11
Yes, they intend to do you harm; they dream up a scheme, but they do not succeed.
Isaiah 8:9
You will be broken, O nations; you will be shattered! Pay attention, all you distant lands of the earth! Get ready for battle, and you will be shattered! Get ready for battle, and you will be shattered!
Matthew 21:38
But when the tenants saw the son, they said to themselves, 'This is the heir. Come, let's kill him and get his inheritance!'
Luke 18:32
For he will be handed over to the Gentiles; he will be mocked, mistreated, and spat on.
Luke 22:1-2
Now the Feast of Unleavened Bread, which is called the Passover, was approaching.
Luke 22:5
They were delighted and arranged to give him money.
Luke 22:22-23
For the Son of Man is to go just as it has been determined, but woe to that man by whom he is betrayed!"
John 11:49-50
Then one of them, Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said, "You know nothing at all!
Acts 4:25-26
who said by the Holy Spirit through your servant David our forefather, 'Why do the nations rage, and the peoples plot foolish things?
Acts 5:33
Now when they heard this, they became furious and wanted to execute them.
Acts 16:22
The crowd joined the attack against them, and the magistrates tore the clothes off Paul and Silas and ordered them to be beaten with rods.
Acts 17:5-6
But the Jews became jealous, and gathering together some worthless men from the rabble in the marketplace, they formed a mob and set the city in an uproar. They attacked Jason's house, trying to find Paul and Silas to bring them out to the assembly.
Acts 19:28-32
When they heard this they became enraged and began to shout, "Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!"