Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
Why have nations tumultuously assembled? And do peoples meditate vanity?
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?
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?
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 have nations tumultuously assembled? And do peoples meditate vanity? 2 Station themselves do kings of the earth, And princes have been united together, Against Jehovah, and against His Messiah:
Cross References
Psalm 46:6
Troubled have been nations, Moved have been kingdoms, He hath given forth with His voice, earth melteth.
Psalm 83:4-8
They have said, 'Come, And we cut them off from being a nation, And the name of Israel is not remembered any more.'
Revelation 17:14
these with the Lamb shall make war, and the Lamb shall overcome them, because Lord of lords he is, and King of kings, and those with him are called, and choice, and stedfast.'
Psalm 18:42
And I beat them as dust before wind, As mire of the streets I empty them out.
Psalm 21:11
For they stretched out against Thee evil, They devised a wicked device, they prevail not,
Isaiah 8:9
Be friends, O nations, and be broken, And give ear, all ye far off ones of earth, Gird yourselves, and be broken, Gird yourselves, and be broken.
Matthew 21:38
and the husbandmen having seen the son, said among themselves, This is the heir, come, we may kill him, and may possess his inheritance;
Luke 18:32
for he shall be delivered up to the nations, and shall be mocked, and insulted, and spit upon,
Luke 22:1-2
And the feast of the unleavened food was coming nigh, that is called Passover,
Luke 22:5
and they rejoiced, and covenanted to give him money,
Luke 22:22-23
and indeed the Son of Man doth go according to what hath been determined; but woe to that man through whom he is being delivered up.'
John 11:49-50
and a certain one of them, Caiaphas, being chief priest of that year, said to them, 'Ye have not known anything,
Acts 4:25-26
who, through the mouth of David thy servant, did say, Why did nations rage, and peoples meditate vain things?
Acts 5:33
And they having heard, were cut to the heart, and were taking counsel to slay them,
Acts 16:22
And the multitude rose up together against them, and the magistrates having torn their garments from them, were commanding to beat them with rods,
Acts 17:5-6
And the unbelieving Jews, having been moved with envy, and having taken to them of the loungers certain evil men, and having made a crowd, were setting the city in an uproar; having assailed also the house of Jason, they were seeking them to bring them to the populace,
Acts 19:28-32
And they having heard, and having become full of wrath, were crying out, saying, 'Great is the Artemis of the Ephesians!'