Parallel Verses
King James 2000
He that sits in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision.
New American Standard Bible
The Lord
King James Version
He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision.
Holman Bible
the Lord ridicules them.
International Standard Version
He who sits in the heavens laughs; the Lord scoffs at them.
A Conservative Version
He who sits in the heavens will laugh. LORD will have them in derision.
American Standard Version
He that sitteth in the heavens will laugh: The Lord will have them in derision.
Amplified
He who sits [enthroned] in the heavens laughs [at their rebellion];
The [Sovereign]
Bible in Basic English
Then he whose seat is in the heavens will be laughing: the Lord will make sport of them.
Darby Translation
He that dwelleth in the heavens shall laugh, the Lord shall have them in derision.
Julia Smith Translation
He dwelling in the heavens shall laugh: Jehovah shall deride to them.
Lexham Expanded Bible
[He who] sits [enthroned] in the heavens laughs. The Lord derides them.
Modern King James verseion
He who sits in the heavens shall laugh; Jehovah shall mock at them.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
He that dwelleth in heaven shall laugh them to scorn: the Lord shall have them in derision.
NET Bible
The one enthroned in heaven laughs in disgust; the Lord taunts them.
New Heart English Bible
He who sits in the heavens will laugh. The Lord will have them in derision.
The Emphasized Bible
He that sitteth in the heavens, will laugh, - My Lord, will mock at them:
Webster
He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision.
World English Bible
He who sits in the heavens will laugh. The Lord will have them in derision.
Youngs Literal Translation
He who is sitting in the heavens doth laugh, The Lord doth mock at them.
Themes
Anthropomorphisms » Miscellaneous acts and states of mind attributed to » Laughing
Counsel » Those that take counsel together against the lord
Derision » The wicked held in, by God
Interlinear
Yashab
Sachaq
References
American
Morish
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 2:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Messiah's Reign
3 Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us. 4 He that sits in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision. 5 Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and distress them in his great displeasure.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Psalm 37:13
The Lord shall laugh at him: for he sees that his day is coming.
Psalm 59:8
But you, O LORD, shall laugh at them; you shall have all the nations in derision.
Proverbs 1:26
I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear comes;
Psalm 11:4
The LORD is in his holy temple, the LORD'S throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids test, the children of men.
Isaiah 40:22
It is he that sits upon the circle of the earth, and its inhabitants are as grasshoppers; that stretches out the heavens as a curtain, and spreads them out as a tent to dwell in:
2 Kings 19:21
This is the word that the LORD has spoken concerning him; The virgin the daughter of Zion has despised you, and laughed you to scorn; the daughter of Jerusalem has shaken her head at you.
Psalm 53:5
There were they in great fear, where no fear was: for God has scattered the bones of him that encamps against you: you have put them to shame, because God has despised them.
Psalm 68:33
To him that rides upon the heaven of heavens, which were of old; lo, he does send out his voice, and that a mighty voice.
Psalm 115:3
But our God is in the heavens: he has done whatsoever he has pleased.
Isaiah 57:15
For thus says the high and lofty One that inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
Isaiah 66:1
Thus says the LORD, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that you build unto me? and where is the place of my rest?