Psalms 2:9

9 You will break them with a rod of iron[a] ; you will dash them to pieces like pottery.”

Psalms 2:9 in Other Translations

KJV
9 Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.
ESV
9 You shall break them with a rod of iron and dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel."
NLT
9 You will break them with an iron rod and smash them like clay pots.’”
MSG
9 You can command them all to dance for you, Or throw them out with tomorrow's trash."
CSB
9 You will break them with a rod of iron; You will shatter them like pottery."

Psalms 2:9 In-Context

7 I will proclaim the LORD’s decree: He said to me, “You are my son; today I have become your father.
8 Ask me, and I will make the nations your inheritance, the ends of the earth your possession.
9 You will break them with a rod of iron ; you will dash them to pieces like pottery.”
10 Therefore, you kings, be wise; be warned, you rulers of the earth.
11 Serve the LORD with fear and celebrate his rule with trembling.

Cross References 3

  • 1. S Genesis 49:10; Revelation 12:5
  • 2. S Exodus 15:6; Psalms 89:23
  • 3. Isaiah 30:14; Jeremiah 19:10; Revelation 2:27*; Revelation 19:15

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Or "will rule them with an iron scepter" (see Septuagint and Syriac)
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