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Why do they waste their time with futile plans?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/2.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></span><br />Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Why are the nations restless And the peoples plotting in vain?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Why are the nations in an uproar And the peoples devising a vain thing?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Why are the nations in an uproar, And the peoples devising a vain thing?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Why are the nations in an uproar [in turmoil against God], And why do the people devise a vain <i>and</i> hopeless plot?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Why do the nations rebel and the peoples plot in vain? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Why do the nations plot, and why do their people make useless plans? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Why do the nations plan rebellion? Why do people make their useless plots? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Why do the nations gather together? Why do their people devise useless plots?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Why are the nations in an uproar, and their people involved in a vain plot?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Why do the nations rebel? Why are the countries devising plots that will fail? </div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="classic" id="classic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Classic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Why do the nations rage, And the people plot a vain thing?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kj2000/psalms/2.htm">King James 2000 Bible</a></span><br />Why do the nations rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Why do the nations rage, and the peoples plot in vain?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Why do the nations rage, and the peoples plot a vain thing?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/akjv/psalms/2.htm">American King James Version</a></span><br />Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Why do the nations rage, And the peoples meditate a vain thing?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/afv/psalms/2.htm">A Faithful Version</a></span><br />Why do the nations rage and the people plot in vain?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/dbt/psalms/2.htm">Darby Bible Translation</a></span><br />Why are the nations in tumultuous agitation, and [why] do the peoples meditate a vain thing?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Why do the nations rage, and the peoples imagine a vain thing?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="early" id="early"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Early Modern</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/geneva/psalms/2.htm">Geneva Bible of 1587</a></span><br />Why doe the heathen rage, & the people murmure in vaine?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bishops/psalms/2.htm">Bishops' Bible of 1568</a></span><br />Why do the Heathen so furiously rage together? and why do the people imagine a vayne thing?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/coverdale/psalms/2.htm">Coverdale Bible of 1535</a></span><br />Why do the Heithe grudge? why do the people ymagyn vayne thinges?</div></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><a name="literal" id="literal"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Why have nations assembled tumultuously? And peoples meditate vanity?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Why have nations tumultuously assembled? And do peoples meditate vanity?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Wherefore did the nations rage, and the peoples will meditate emptiness?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="catholic" id="catholic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Why have the Gentiles raged, and the people devised vain things? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Why have the Gentiles been seething, and why have the people been pondering nonsense?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="aramaic" id="aramaic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot futility?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />WHY do the Gentiles rage and the peoples imagine vain things?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="otnt" id="otnt"></a><div class="vheading"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Why are the nations in an uproar? And why do the peoples mutter in vain?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Wherefore did the heathen rage, and the nations imagine vain things?</div></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr height="600"><td align="center"> <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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> <div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="strongs" id="strongs"></a><div class="vheading">Parallel Strong's</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb-strongs/psalms/2.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: lām·māh (Interrog) -- What? how? anything. ">Why</a> <a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="1471: ḡō·w·yim (N-mp) -- Rarely goy; apparently from the same root as gevah; a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts.">do the nations</a> <a href="/hebrew/7283.htm" title="7283: rā·ḡə·šū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To be in tumult or commotion. A primitive root; to be tumultuous.">rage</a> <a href="/hebrew/3816.htm" title="3816: ū·lə·’um·mîm (Conj-w:: N-mp) -- People. Or l owm; from an unused root meaning to gather; a community.">and the peoples</a> <a href="/hebrew/1897.htm" title="1897: yeh·gū- (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To moan, growl, utter, speak, muse. A primitive root; to murmur; by implication, to ponder.">plot</a> <a href="/hebrew/7385.htm" title="7385: rîq (N-ms) -- Emptiness, a worthless thing, in vain. From ruwq; emptiness; figuratively, a worthless thing; adverbially, in vain.">in vain?</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylts/psalms/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/9997.htm0">Why</a><a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="1471. gowy (go'-ee) -- nation, people"> have nations</a><a href="/hebrew/7283.htm" title="7283. ragash (raw-gash') -- to be in tumult or commotion"> tumultuously</a><a href="/hebrew/3816.htm" title="3816. lom (leh-ome') -- people"> assembled? And do peoples</a><a href="/hebrew/1897.htm" title="1897. hagah (daw-gaw') -- to moan, growl, utter, speak, muse"> meditate</a><a href="/hebrew/7385.htm" title="7385. riyq (reek) -- empty"> vanity?</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><b><a href="/hcsb/psalms/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></b></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp">Why</a> <a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="מָה pii 4100"></a> <a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="גֹּוי ncmpa 1471"> do the nations</a> <a href="/hebrew/7283.htm" title="רגשׁ vqp3cp 7283"> rebel</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/3816.htm" title="לְאֹם ncmpa 3816"> the peoples</a> <a href="/hebrew/1897.htm" title="הגה_1 vqi3mp 1897"> plot</a> <a href="/hebrew/7385.htm" title="רִיק ncmsa 7385"> in vain</a>?</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nas/psalms/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100. mah (maw) -- what? how? anything">Why</a> <a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="1471. gowy (go'-ee) -- nation, people">are the nations</a> <a href="/hebrew/7283.htm" title="7283. ragash (raw-gash') -- to be in tumult or commotion">in an uproar</a> <a href="/hebrew/3816.htm" title="3816. lom (leh-ome') -- people">And the peoples</a> <a href="/hebrew/1897.htm" title="1897. hagah (daw-gaw') -- to moan, growl, utter, speak, muse">devising</a> <a href="/hebrew/7385b.htm" title="7385b">a vain</a> <a href="/hebrew/7385b.htm" title="7385b">thing?</a> </span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjvs/psalms/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="1471. gowy (go'-ee) -- nation, people">Why do the heathen</a> <a href="/hebrew/7283.htm" title="7283. ragash (raw-gash') -- to be in tumult or commotion">rage,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3816.htm" title="3816. lom (leh-ome') -- people">and the people</a> <a href="/hebrew/1897.htm" title="1897. hagah (daw-gaw') -- to moan, growl, utter, speak, muse">imagine</a> <a href="/hebrew/7385.htm" title="7385. riyq (reek) -- empty">a vain thing?</a> </span></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../psalms/1-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 1:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 1:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../psalms/2-2.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 2:2"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 2:2" /></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> <br /><br /> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>