Parallel Verses

Modern King James verseion

You shall break them with a rod of iron; You shall dash them in pieces 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.’”

Bible in Basic English

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

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 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 Ask of Me, and I shall give the nations for Your inheritance; and the uttermost parts of the earth for Your possession. 9 You shall break them with a rod of iron; You shall dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel. 10 And now be wise, O kings; be instructed, O judges of the earth.

Cross References

Psalm 89:23

And I will beat down his foes before his face, and plague those who hate him.

Revelation 12:5

And she bore a son, a male, who is going to rule all nations with a rod of iron. And her child was caught up to God and to His throne.

Psalm 110:5-6

The Lord at Your right hand shall strike through kings in the day of His wrath.

Isaiah 30:14

And He shall break it as the breaking of the potters' vessel that is broken in pieces. He shall have no pity, so that there shall not be found in the breaking of it a shard to take fire from the hearth, or to take water out of the pit.

Jeremiah 19:11

and shall say to them, So says Jehovah of Hosts, Even so I will break this people of this city, as one breaks a potter's vessel that cannot be made whole again. And they shall bury them in Tophet until there is no place left to bury.

Revelation 2:26-27

And he who overcomes and keeps My works to the end, to him I will give power over the nations.

Psalm 21:8-9

Your hand shall find out all Your enemies; Your right hand shall find out those who hate You.

Isaiah 60:12

For the nation and kingdom that will not serve you will perish. Yes, those nations will be completely wasted.

Daniel 2:44

And in the days of these kings, the God of Heaven shall set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed. And the kingdom shall not be left to other peoples, but it shall crush and destroy all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever.

Matthew 21:44

And he who falls on this Stone shall be broken, but on whomever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.

Revelation 19:15

And out of His mouth goes a sharp sword, so that with it He should strike the nations. And He will shepherd them with a rod of iron. And He treads the winepress of the wine of the anger and of the wrath of Almighty God.

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