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Psalms 2:9 — King James Version← Study notes

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


Psalms 2:9Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 2:96 words
HebrewMeaning
תְּ֭רֹעֵ/םtərōʿēm
you will break themverbH7489
associate selves (by mistake for
בְּ/שֵׁ֣בֶטbəšēbeṭ
with a rod ofpronH7626
correction · rod · sceptre · staff ···
בַּרְזֶ֑לbarəzel
ironnounH1270
iron
כִּ/כְלִ֖יkikəliy
like a vessel ofpronH3627
artillery · bag · carriage · furnish ···
יוֹצֵ֣רywōṣēr
a potternounH3335
earthen · form · frame · make ···
תְּנַפְּצֵֽ/םtənapəṣēm
you will smash themverbH5310
break · broken · dash · cause to be discharged ···
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 2:9

1. “Why do the heathen rage, and the people meditate vain things?” Psalm 2:1. “The kings of the earth have stood up, and the rulers taken counsel together, against the Lord, and against His Christ” Psalm 2:2. It is said, “why?” as if it were said, in vain. For what they wished, namely, Christ's destruction, they accomplished not; for this is spoken of our Lord's persecutors, of whom also mention is made in the Acts of the Apostles. Acts 4:26 2. “Let us break their bonds…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 2
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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