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you will dash them to pieces like pottery.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/2.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />You will break them with an iron rod and smash them like clay pots.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />You shall break them with a rod of iron and dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />You will break them with an iron scepter; You will shatter them like pottery.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />You shall break them with a rod of iron; You shall dash them to pieces like a potter’s vessel.’ ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />‘You shall break them with a rod of iron, You shall shatter them like earthenware.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216You shall break them with a rod of iron, You shall shatter them like earthenware.&#8217&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron, Thou shalt shatter them like earthenware.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />You shall break them with a rod of iron, You shall shatter them like a potter’s vessel.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />‘You shall break them with a rod of iron; You shall shatter them [in pieces] like earthenware.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You will break them with an iron scepter; you will shatter them like pottery.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You will break them with a rod of iron; You will shatter them like pottery.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; Thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You will smash them with an iron rod and shatter them like dishes of clay." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You will break them with an iron scepter. You will smash them to pieces like pottery."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You will break them with an iron rod; you will shatter them in pieces like a clay pot.'" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />You will break them with an iron rod, you will shatter them like pottery."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />You will break them with an iron scepter; You will shatter them like pottery.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You will break them with an iron scepter; you will smash them like a potter's jar!'" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />You shall rule them with an iron scepter. You shall dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You shall break them with a rod of iron. You shall dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />You rule them with a scepter of iron, "" You crush them as a vessel of a potter.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Thou dost rule them with a sceptre of iron, As a vessel of a potter Thou dost crush them.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Thou shalt rule them with a rod of iron; as a potter's vessel shalt thou break them in pieces.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Thou shalt rule them with a rod of iron, and shalt break them in pieces like a potter's vessel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />You will rule them with an iron rod, and you will shatter them like a potter’s vessel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />With an iron rod you will shepherd them, like a potter’s vessel you will shatter them.” <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You shall break them with a rod of iron, and dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />You shall shepherd them with a rod of iron; you shall break them in pieces like a potter's vessel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />You shall shepherd them with a scepter of iron and like a potter's vessels you will shatter them.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; Thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Thou shalt rule them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces as a potter's vessel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/2-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=101" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/2.htm">The Triumphant Messiah</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">8</span>Ask Me, and I will make the nations Your inheritance, the ends of the earth Your possession. <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7489.htm" title="7489: tə·rō·‘êm (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms:: 3mp) -- A primitive root; properly, to spoil; figuratively, to make good for nothing, i.e. Bad.">You will break them</a> <a href="/hebrew/1270.htm" title="1270: bar·zel (N-ms) -- Iron. Perhaps from the root of Birzowth; iron; by extension, an iron implement.">with an iron</a> <a href="/hebrew/7626.htm" title="7626: bə·šê·ḇeṭ (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Rod, staff, club, scepter, tribe. From an unused root probably meaning to branch off; a scion, i.e. a stick Or a clan.">scepter;</a> <a href="/hebrew/5310.htm" title="5310: tə·nap·pə·ṣêm (V-Piel-Imperf-2ms:: 3mp) -- To dash to pieces, scatter. A primitive root; to dash to pieces, or scatter.">You will shatter them</a> <a href="/hebrew/3335.htm" title="3335: yō·w·ṣêr (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- Probably identical with yatsar;); to mould into a form; especially as a potter; figuratively, to determine (i.e. Form a resolution).">like pottery.”</a> <a href="/hebrew/3627.htm" title="3627: kiḵ·lî (Prep-k:: N-msc) -- An article, utensil, vessel. From kalah; something prepared, i.e. Any apparatus."></a> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>Therefore be wise, O kings; be admonished, O judges of the earth.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/2-27.htm">Revelation 2:27</a></span><br />He will rule them with an iron scepter and shatter them like pottery—just as I have received authority from My Father.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/12-5.htm">Revelation 12:5</a></span><br />And she gave birth to a son, a male child, who will rule all the nations with an iron scepter. And her child was caught up to God and to His throne.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/19-15.htm">Revelation 19:15</a></span><br />And from His mouth proceeds a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and He will rule them with an iron scepter. He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-14.htm">Isaiah 30:14</a></span><br />It will break in pieces like a potter’s jar, shattered so that no fragment can be found. Not a shard will be found in the dust large enough to scoop the coals from a hearth or to skim the water from a cistern.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/19-11.htm">Jeremiah 19:11</a></span><br />and you are to proclaim to them that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: I will shatter this nation and this city, like one shatters a potter’s jar that can never again be repaired. They will bury the dead in Topheth until there is no more room to bury them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/2-34.htm">Daniel 2:34-35</a></span><br />As you watched, a stone was cut out, but not by human hands. It struck the statue on its feet of iron and clay, and crushed them. / Then the iron, clay, bronze, silver, and gold were shattered and became like chaff on the threshing floor in summer. The wind carried them away, and not a trace of them could be found. But the stone that had struck the statue became a great mountain and filled the whole earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/2-44.htm">Daniel 2:44</a></span><br />In the days of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will shatter all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, but will itself stand forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/11-4.htm">Isaiah 11:4</a></span><br />but with righteousness He will judge the poor, and with equity He will decide for the lowly of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth and slay the wicked with the breath of His lips.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/60-12.htm">Isaiah 60:12</a></span><br />For the nation or kingdom that will not serve you will perish; it will be utterly destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/51-20.htm">Jeremiah 51:20-23</a></span><br />“You are My war club, My weapon for battle. With you I shatter nations; with you I bring kingdoms to ruin. / With you I shatter the horse and rider; with you I shatter the chariot and driver. / With you I shatter man and woman; with you I shatter the old man and the youth; with you I shatter the young man and the maiden. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/5-15.htm">Micah 5:15</a></span><br />I will take vengeance in anger and wrath upon the nations that have not obeyed Me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/9-10.htm">Zechariah 9:10</a></span><br />And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim and the horse from Jerusalem, and the bow of war will be broken. Then He will proclaim peace to the nations. His dominion will extend from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates to the ends of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-24.htm">1 Corinthians 15:24-25</a></span><br />Then the end will come, when He hands over the kingdom to God the Father after He has destroyed all dominion, authority, and power. / For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/1-8.htm">Hebrews 1:8-9</a></span><br />But about the Son He says: “Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever, and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom. / You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, Your God, has anointed You above Your companions with the oil of joy.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-13.htm">Hebrews 10:13</a></span><br />Since that time, He waits for His enemies to be made a footstool for His feet,</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">You shall break them with a rod of iron; you shall dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/21-8.htm">Psalm 21:8,9</a></b></br> Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies: thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/89-23.htm">Psalm 89:23</a></b></br> And I will beat down his foes before his face, and plague them that hate him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/110-5.htm">Psalm 110:5,6</a></b></br> The Lord at thy right hand shall strike through kings in the day of his wrath… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/2-3.htm">Break</a> <a href="/psalms/2-3.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/job/40-12.htm">Crush</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-12.htm">Dash</a> <a href="/numbers/5-17.htm">Earthenware</a> <a href="/job/41-27.htm">Iron</a> <a href="/job/40-18.htm">Pieces</a> <a href="/revelation/2-27.htm">Potter</a> <a href="/matthew/27-10.htm">Potter's</a> <a href="/job/2-8.htm">Pottery</a> <a href="/job/37-13.htm">Rod</a> <a href="/job/38-33.htm">Rule</a> <a href="/esther/1-1.htm">Ruled</a> <a href="/esther/8-4.htm">Scepter</a> <a href="/esther/8-4.htm">Sceptre</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/33-11.htm">Shatter</a> <a href="/job/28-17.htm">Vessel</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/3-7.htm">Break</a> <a href="/psalms/3-7.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/psalms/18-29.htm">Crush</a> <a href="/psalms/91-12.htm">Dash</a> <a href="/proverbs/26-23.htm">Earthenware</a> <a href="/psalms/74-6.htm">Iron</a> <a href="/psalms/7-2.htm">Pieces</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-16.htm">Potter</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-16.htm">Potter's</a> <a href="/psalms/31-12.htm">Pottery</a> <a href="/psalms/23-4.htm">Rod</a> <a href="/psalms/7-7.htm">Rule</a> <a href="/psalms/18-44.htm">Ruled</a> <a href="/psalms/45-6.htm">Scepter</a> <a href="/psalms/45-6.htm">Sceptre</a> <a href="/psalms/48-7.htm">Shatter</a> <a href="/psalms/22-15.htm">Vessel</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 2</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/2-1.htm">The kingdom of Christ</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/2-10.htm">Kings are exhorted to accept it</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The "iron scepter" is a symbol of unyielding strength and dominion, often associated with kingship. In ancient Near Eastern cultures, a scepter was a common emblem of royal authority. The use of "iron" emphasizes the strength and durability of this rule, suggesting that it cannot be easily broken or challenged. This imagery is echoed in <a href="/revelation/19-15.htm">Revelation 19:15</a>, where Christ is depicted as ruling with a rod of iron, indicating His ultimate authority over the nations. The breaking of nations implies judgment and the establishment of divine order, aligning with the messianic expectations of a ruler who would bring justice and peace.<p><b>You will shatter them like pottery.”</b><br>The imagery of shattering pottery conveys the idea of complete destruction and the ease with which it can be accomplished. Pottery, once broken, cannot be easily repaired, symbolizing the finality of judgment. This metaphor reflects the fragility of human power and opposition to divine authority. In the cultural context of the ancient world, pottery was a common household item, and its breaking would be a familiar image of ruin. This phrase also connects to the prophetic literature, such as <a href="/isaiah/30-14.htm">Isaiah 30:14</a>, where the shattering of pottery is used to describe the totality of God's judgment. The messianic interpretation sees this as a type of Christ's ultimate victory over His enemies, fulfilling the promise of divine justice and the establishment of His eternal kingdom.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_anointed_one.htm">The Anointed One (Messiah)</a></b><br>The central figure in <a href="/bsb/psalms/2.htm">Psalm 2</a>, often interpreted as a prophecy concerning Jesus Christ, who is given authority by God to rule and judge the nations.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_nations.htm">The Nations</a></b><br>Represent the collective opposition to God's rule and His Anointed. They are depicted as rebellious and in need of correction.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_psalmist.htm">The Psalmist</a></b><br>Traditionally attributed to King David, the author of the psalm, who speaks prophetically about the coming Messiah and His reign.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/z/zion.htm">Zion</a></b><br>The holy hill where God has set His King, symbolizing God's chosen place for His rule and presence.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_kings_and_rulers_of_the_earth.htm">The Kings and Rulers of the Earth</a></b><br>Those who conspire against the Lord and His Anointed, representing earthly powers in opposition to divine authority.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/c/christ's_sovereign_authority.htm">Christ's Sovereign Authority</a></b><br>Jesus Christ, as the Anointed One, holds ultimate authority over all nations. Believers can find assurance in His sovereign rule, knowing that no earthly power can thwart His plans.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_certainty_of_divine_judgment.htm">The Certainty of Divine Judgment</a></b><br>The imagery of breaking with an iron scepter and shattering pottery underscores the certainty and severity of God's judgment against rebellion. This serves as a sobering reminder to live in obedience to God's commands.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_submission.htm">The Call to Submission</a></b><br>The psalm calls for the nations and their leaders to submit to God's rule. As individuals, we are also called to submit our lives to Christ, recognizing His lordship in every area.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_god's_justice.htm">Hope in God's Justice</a></b><br>For those who face injustice and oppression, this verse offers hope that God will ultimately set things right. Believers can trust in His perfect justice and timing.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_urgency_of_the_gospel.htm">The Urgency of the Gospel</a></b><br>Understanding the reality of God's judgment should motivate believers to share the gospel with urgency, inviting others to find refuge in Christ before it is too late.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 2</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_psalm_2_9_mention_iron_rule.htm">Why does Psalm 2:9 describe smashing nations with a rod of iron when there’s no archaeological evidence of a global Davidic reign? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_god's_scepter.htm">What is God's scepter?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_rev_12_5's_ascension_unique.htm">Why does Revelation 12:5 depict the child’s ascension so differently from other New Testament accounts of Jesus’ ascension?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_woman_and_dragon's_meaning.htm">What is the significance of the woman and the dragon?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9) <span class= "bld">Thou shalt break.</span>--The LXX. translated, "thou shalt pasture them," understanding by the rod (Heb., <span class= "ital">shevet</span>)<span class= "ital">, </span>as in <a href="/leviticus/27-32.htm" title="And concerning the tithe of the herd, or of the flock, even of whatever passes under the rod, the tenth shall be holy to the LORD.">Leviticus 27:32</a>, a shepherd's crook. (Comp. <a href="/ezekiel/20-37.htm" title="And I will cause you to pass under the rod, and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant:">Ezekiel 20:37</a>; <a href="/micah/7-14.htm" title="Feed your people with your rod, the flock of your heritage, which dwell solitarily in the wood, in the middle of Carmel: let them feed in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old.">Micah 7:14</a>.) Elsewhere the rod is a sceptre (<a href="/psalms/125-3.htm" title="For the rod of the wicked shall not rest on the lot of the righteous; lest the righteous put forth their hands to iniquity.">Psalm 125:3</a>); in <a href="/proverbs/22-15.htm" title="Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.">Proverbs 22:15</a> it is a rod of correction. The use to be made of it--<span class= "ital">to</span> <span class= "ital">dash the nations in pieces, as one breaks a potter's vessel</span>--points to the latter of these significations here.<p>"Then shalt thou bring full low . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 9.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron</span>. It is said that these words, and those of the next clause, "cannot describe the mild rule of Christ" (Rosenmuller, Do Wette, Hupfeld, etc.). But the objectors forget that there is a severe, as well as a mild, side to the dealings of God with his human creatures. St. Paul notes in the same verse both the "severity" and the "goodness" of God (<a href="/romans/11-22.htm">Romans 11:22</a>). Christ, though "the Prince of Peace," "came to send a sword upon the earth" (<a href="/matthew/10-34.htm">Matthew 10:34</a>). As the appointed Judge of men, he takes vengeance on the wicked, while he rewards the righteous (<a href="/luke/3-17.htm">Luke 3:17</a>; <a href="/matthew/25-46.htm">Matthew 25:46</a>). Nay, St. John, in the Apocalypse, declares that "out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations. and "<span class="accented">ye shall rule them with a rod of iron"</span> (<a href="/revelation/19-15.htm">Revelation 19:15</a>; comp. 2:27; 12:5). So, with respect to the other clause of the verse - <span class="cmt_word">Thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel</span> - it is to be noted that there is a similar threat made by the Lord of hosts against Jerusalem in the Book of Jeremiah (Jeremiah 19:11), and that under the new covenant the same is threatened in the Revelation (Revelation 2:27). In truth, both covenants are alike in denouncing the extreme of God's wrath on impenitent sinners, such as those here spoken of. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/2-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">You will break them</span><br /><span class="heb">תְּ֭רֹעֵם</span> <span class="translit">(tə·rō·‘êm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7489.htm">Strong's 7489: </a> </span><span class="str2">To spoil, to make, good for, nothing, bad</span><br /><br /><span class="word">an iron</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּרְזֶ֑ל</span> <span class="translit">(bar·zel)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1270.htm">Strong's 1270: </a> </span><span class="str2">Iron, an iron implement</span><br /><br /><span class="word">scepter;</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּשֵׁ֣בֶט</span> <span class="translit">(bə·šê·ḇeṭ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7626.htm">Strong's 7626: </a> </span><span class="str2">Rod, staff, club, scepter, tribe</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You {will} shatter them</span><br /><span class="heb">תְּנַפְּצֵֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(tə·nap·pə·ṣêm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5310.htm">Strong's 5310: </a> </span><span class="str2">To dash to pieces, scatter</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like pottery.”</span><br /><span class="heb">יוֹצֵ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(yō·w·ṣêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3335.htm">Strong's 3335: </a> </span><span class="str2">To mould into a, form, as a, potter, to determine</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/2-9.htm">Psalm 2:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/2-9.htm">Psalm 2:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/2-9.htm">Psalm 2:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/2-9.htm">Psalm 2:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/2-9.htm">Psalm 2:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/2-9.htm">Psalm 2:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/2-9.htm">Psalm 2:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/2-9.htm">Psalm 2:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/2-9.htm">Psalm 2:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/2-9.htm">Psalm 2:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/2-9.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 2:9 You shall break them with a rod (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/2-8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 2:8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 2:8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/2-10.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 2:10"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 2:10" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>