Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

They will be ruled by you with a rod of iron; they will be broken like a potter's vessel.

New American Standard Bible

‘You shall break them with a rod of iron,
You shall shatter them like earthenware.’”

King James Version

Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.

Holman Bible

You will break them with a rod of iron;
You will shatter them like pottery.”

International Standard Version

You will break them with an iron rod, you will shatter them like pottery."

A Conservative Version

Thou shall break them with a rod of iron, thou shall dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.

American Standard Version

Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; Thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.

Amplified


‘You shall break them with a rod of iron;
You shall shatter them [in pieces] like earthenware.’”

Darby Translation

Thou shalt break them with a sceptre of iron, as a potter's vessel thou shalt dash them in pieces.

Julia Smith Translation

Thou shalt rule them with a rod of iron; as a potter's vessel shalt thou break them in pieces. kings, and be instructed, ye judging the land.

King James 2000

You shall break them with a rod of iron; you shall dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.

Lexham Expanded Bible

You will break them with an iron rod. Like a potter's vessel you will shatter them."

Modern King James verseion

You shall break them with a rod of iron; You shall dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Thou shalt bruise them with a rod of iron, and break them in pieces like a potter's vessel."

NET Bible

You will break them with an iron scepter; you will smash them like a potter's jar!'"

New Heart English Bible

You shall rule them with a rod of iron. You shall dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel."

The Emphasized Bible

Thou shalt shepherd them with a sceptre of iron, - as a potter's vessel, shalt thou dash them in pieces.

Webster

Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.

World English Bible

You shall break them with a rod of iron. You shall dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel."

Youngs Literal Translation

Thou dost rule them with a sceptre of iron, As a vessel of a potter Thou dost crush them.'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
them with a rod
שׁבט 
Shebet 
Usage: 190

of iron
בּרזל 
Barzel 
Usage: 76

thou shalt dash them in pieces
נפץ 
Naphats 
Usage: 22

יצר 
Yatsar 
Usage: 62

Devotionals

Devotionals containing Psalm 2:9

Prayers for Psalm 2:9

Context Readings

The Messiah's Reign

8 Make your request to me, and I will give you the nations for your heritage, and the farthest limits of the earth will be under your hand. 9 They will be ruled by you with a rod of iron; they will be broken like a potter's vessel. 10 So now be wise, you kings: take his teaching, you judges of the earth.

Cross References

Psalm 89:23

I will have those who are against him broken before his face, and his haters will be crushed under my blows.

Revelation 12:5

And she gave birth to a son, a male child, who was to have rule over all the nations with a rod of iron: and her child was taken up to God and to his high seat.

Isaiah 30:14

And he will let it be broken as a potter's vessel is broken: it will be smashed to bits without mercy; so that there will not be a bit in which one may take fire from the fireplace, or water from the spring.

Jeremiah 19:11

And say to them, This is what the Lord of armies has said: Even so will this people and this town be broken by me, as a potter's bottle is broken and may not be put together again: and the bodies of the dead will be put in the earth in Topheth, till there is no more room.

Revelation 2:26-27

He who overcomes, and keeps my works to the end, to him I will give rule over the nations,

Psalm 21:8-9

Your hand will make a search for all your haters; your right hand will be hard on all those who are against you.

Isaiah 60:12

For the nation or kingdom which will not be your servant will come to destruction; such nations will be completely waste.

Daniel 2:44

And in the days of those kings, the God of heaven will put up a kingdom which will never come to destruction, and its power will never be given into the hands of another people, and all these kingdoms will be broken and overcome by it, but it will keep its place for ever.

Matthew 21:44

Any man falling on this stone will be broken, but he on whom it comes down will be crushed to dust.

Revelation 19:15

And out of his mouth comes a sharp sword, with which he overcomes the nations: and he has rule over them with a rod of iron: and he is crushing with his feet the grapes of the strong wrath of God the Ruler of all.

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