Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
"He will rule them with an iron scepter; shattering them like clay pots.'
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of my Father.
Holman Bible
A Conservative Version
And he will tend them with a rod of iron (they will be shattered like ceramic vessels), as I also have received from my Father.
American Standard Version
and he shall rule them with a rod of iron, as the vessels of the potter are broken to shivers; as I also have received of my Father:
Amplified
An Understandable Version
And he will rule them [as a shepherd] with a staff of iron, [and smash them] as the clay jars of a potter are broken to pieces [See Psa. 2:9]. [Note: Some translations begin verse
Anderson New Testament
and he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken in pieces, as I have received from my Father:
Bible in Basic English
And he will be ruling them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of the potter they will be broken, even as I have power from my Father:
Common New Testament
"He shall rule them with a rod of iron; as when potter's vessels are broken in pieces"
Daniel Mace New Testament
he shall rule them with a rod of iron: as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers, according to the power I have received of my father.
Darby Translation
and he shall shepherd them with an iron rod; as vessels of pottery are they broken in pieces, as I also have received from my Father;
Emphatic Diaglott Bible
and he shall rule them with a rod of iron, they shall be dashed in pieces like a potter's vessel: as I have also received of my Father.
Godbey New Testament
and he will shepherdize them with an iron rod: as the potter's vessels are broken to pieces; as I have received of my Father:
John Wesley New Testament
(And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken in pieces) as I also have received from my Father.
Julia Smith Translation
And he will rule them with an iron rod; as vessels of earthen ware shall they be rubbed together: as I also have received of my Father.
King James 2000
And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to pieces: even as I received of my Father.
Lexham Expanded Bible
and "he will shepherd them with an iron rod; he will break [them] in pieces like jars made of clay,"
Modern King James verseion
And he will rule them with a rod of iron, as the vessels of a potter they will be broken to pieces, even as I received from My Father.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and as the vessels of a potter, shall he break them to shivers. Even as I received of my father.
Montgomery New Testament
And he shall shepherd them with a rod of iron, shattering them like earthen vessels (as I myself have received from my Father),
NET Bible
he will rule them with an iron rod and like clay jars he will break them to pieces,
New Heart English Bible
He will rule them with a rod of iron, shattering them like clay pots; as I also have received of my Father:
Noyes New Testament
and he shall rule them with a rod of iron, as the vessels of a potter are broken to shivers,as I also have received of my Father.
Sawyer New Testament
and he shall rule them with a rod of iron, and crush them like earthen vessels, as I also have received of my Father,
The Emphasized Bible
and he shall shepherd them with a sceptre of iron, - as, vessels of earthenware, are dashed in pieces: - as, I also, have received from my Father.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as a potter's vessels they shall be broken in pieces, even as I have received authority from my Father:
Twentieth Century New Testament
and 'he shall rule them with an iron rod, as when earthen vessels are broken in pieces' (as I myself have received from my Father)
Webster
(And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers:) even as I received of my Father.
Weymouth New Testament
And he shall be their shepherd, ruling them with a rod of iron, just as earthenware jars are broken to pieces; and his power over them shall be like that which I Myself have received from My Father;
Williams New Testament
he will govern them with a scepter of iron and shatter them like earthen jars -- just such authority as I have received from my Father --
World English Bible
He will rule them with a rod of iron, shattering them like clay pots; as I also have received of my Father:
Worrell New Testament
and he shall rule them with a rod of iron, as the vessels of earthenware are broken in pieces, as I also have received from My Father;
Worsley New Testament
and he shall rule them with a rod of iron, as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken in pieces; as I also have received of my Father;
Youngs Literal Translation
and he shall rule them with a rod of iron -- as the vessels of the potter they shall be broken -- as I also have received from my Father;
Themes
Arts and crafts » Names of various » Potters
Government » Who shall reign with the lord
Iron » First recorded use of » Articles made of » Rods for scourging
Iron » Illustrative » Of severe exercise of power
Kings of israel » Spiritual kingship, conditions of » Spiritual cleansing
spiritual Kingship » Spiritual cleansing
Scepter (sceptre) » Made of iron
Spiritual » Kings spiritual kingship, conditions of » Spiritual cleansing
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References
Word Count of 36 Translations in Revelation 2:27
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Letter To The Church In Thyatira
26 To the person who conquers and continues to do what I've commanded to the end, I will give authority over the nations. 27 "He will rule them with an iron scepter; shattering them like clay pots.' 28 "Just as I have received authority from my Father, I will also give him the morning star.
Cross References
Revelation 12:5
She gave birth to a son, a boy, who is to rule all the nations with an iron scepter. But her child was snatched away and taken to God and to his throne.
Revelation 19:15
A sharp sword comes out of his mouth to strike down the nations. He will rule them with an iron rod and tread the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God Almighty.
Isaiah 30:14
Its breaking will be like when potters' vessels are broken, shattered so ruthlessly that among its fragments not even a broken sliver will be found for taking fire from a hearth or scooping water out of a cistern."
Jeremiah 19:11
and say to them, "This is what the LORD of the Heavenly Armies says: "In this same way I'll break this people and this city, just as someone breaks a potter's vessel which he then cannot put back together again. They'll bury corpses in Topheth until there is no more room to bury anyone.
Psalm 2:8-9
Ask of me, and I will give you the nations as your inheritance, the ends of the earth as your possession.
Psalm 49:14
Like sheep, they are destined for the realm of the dead, with death as their shepherd. The upright will have dominion over them in the morning; their strength will be consumed in the afterlife, so that they have no home.
Psalm 149:5-9
May those he loves be exalted, singing for joy on their couches.
Daniel 7:22
until the Ancient of Days arrived to pass judgment in favor of the saints of the Highest One and the time came for the saints to take possession of the kingdom.
Matthew 11:27
All things have been entrusted to me by my Father. No one fully knows the Son except the Father, and no one fully knows the Father except the Son and the person to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.
Luke 22:29
And I confer a kingdom on you, just as my Father has conferred a kingdom on me,
John 17:24
Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am and to see my glory, which you gave me because you loved me before the creation of the world.