Psalms

Psalm 2:1

1Why do the nations ragea

and the peoples plot in vain?

Footnotes

  • a 2:1 Or noisily assemble; see Revelation 11:18|REV 11:18.

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Whyלָ֭מָּהlām·māhInterrogativeH4100 what? how? aught
do the nationsגוֹיִ֑םḡō·w·yimNoun - masculine pluralH1471 nation, people
rageרָגְשׁ֣וּrā·ḡə·šūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH7283 be in tumult or commotion
and the peoplesוּ֝לְאֻמִּ֗יםū·lə·’um·mîmConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine pluralH3816 people
plotיֶהְגּוּ־yeh·gū-Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH1897 moan, growl, utter, speak, muse
in vainרִֽיק׃rîqNoun - masculine singularH7385 emptiness, vanity

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Acts 4:25–26 · Revelation 17:14 · Psalm 46:6 · Psalm 21:11 · Psalm 83:4–8 · Matthew 21:38 · Acts 17:5–6 · Luke 22:22–23 · Psalm 18:42 · Isaiah 8:9 · Luke 18:32 · Acts 5:33

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.