Psalms 2:9

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

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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

In Context

8Ask of me, and let me give nations as thine inheritance, and, as thy possession, the ends of the earth:

10Now, therefore, ye kings, show your prudence, Be admonished, ye judges of earth:

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Cross References

Psalms 89:23And I will shatter, from before him, his adversaries, And, them who hate him, will I smite;

Isaiah 30:14Yea he will break it—as the breaking of the pitcher of a potter, crushed, he will not spare; So that there shall not be found when it is smashed, A sherd wherewith to snatch fire from a hearth, Or to skim off water out of a cistern.

Jeremiah 13:14and I will dash them every man against his brother even the fathers and the sons together, Declareth Yahweh,—I will not pity, Neither will I spare, Neither will I have compassion, that I should not destroy them.

Daniel 2:44And, in the days of those kings, shall the God of the heavens, set up, a kingdom which, to the ages, shall not be destroyed, and, the kingdom, to another people, shall not be left,—it shall break in pieces and make an end of all these kingdoms, but, itself, shall stand to the ages.

Micah 5:8And, the remnant of Jacob, shall be among the nations, in the midst of many peoples, as a lion among the beasts of the jungle, as a young lion among flocks of sheep,—who, if he passeth by, both treadeth down—and teareth in pieces, and none can deliver.

Revelation 2:26And, he that overcometh, and keepeth throughout my works, I will, give unto him, authority over the nations;

Matthew Henry on Psalms 2:8-10

The Triumphs of Messiah. 7 I will declare the decree: the Lord hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee. 8 Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession. 9 Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel. We have heard what the kings of the earth have to say against Christ's kingdom, and have heard it gainsaid by him that sits in heaven; let us now hear what the… Read the whole commentary →

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