Psalms

Psalm 2:9–10

9You will break themd with an iron scepter;

You will shatter them like pottery.e”

10Therefore be wise, O kings;

be admonished, O judges of the earth.

Footnotes

  • d 2:9 LXX You will rule them or You will shepherd them
  • e 2:9 Cited in Revelation 2:27|REV 2:27; see also Revelation 12:5 and Revelation 19:15.

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Psalm 2:9

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
You will break themתְּ֭רֹעֵםtə·rō·‘êmVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine pluralH7489 be evil, bad
with an ironבַּרְזֶ֑לbar·zelNoun - masculine singularH1270 iron
scepterבְּשֵׁ֣בֶטbə·šê·ḇeṭPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH7626 rod, staff, club, sceptre
You will shatter themתְּנַפְּצֵֽם׃tə·nap·pə·ṣêmVerb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine pluralH5310 shatter
like potteryיוֹצֵ֣רyō·w·ṣêrVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH3335 form, fashion

Psalm 2:10

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Thereforeוְ֭עַתָּהwə·‘at·tāhConjunctive waw; AdverbH6258 now
be wiseהַשְׂכִּ֑ילוּhaś·kî·lūVerb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine pluralH7919 be prudent
O kingsמְלָכִ֣יםmə·lā·ḵîmNoun - masculine pluralH4428 king
be admonishedהִ֝וָּסְר֗וּhiw·wā·sə·rūVerb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine pluralH3256 discipline, chasten, admonish
O judgesשֹׁ֣פְטֵיšō·p̄ə·ṭêVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural constructH8199 judge, govern
of the earthאָֽרֶץ׃’ā·reṣNoun - feminine singularH776 earth, land

Cross-references

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Psalm 2:9 Revelation 2:26–27 · Revelation 12:5 · Psalm 89:23 · Revelation 19:15 · Isaiah 30:14 · Psalm 110:5–6 · Psalm 21:8–9 · Jeremiah 19:11 · Daniel 2:44

Psalm 2:10 Hosea 14:9 · Isaiah 60:10–11 · Psalm 45:12 · Psalm 82:1–8 · Isaiah 52:15 · Psalm 72:10–11 · Isaiah 60:3 · Jeremiah 6:8 · Isaiah 49:23

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.