Psalms 2:8

“Ask of me, and I will give nations as your inheritance, and as your possession the ends of the earth.”

Psalms 2:8 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Allusion · Revelation 2:26-27

Go to Revelation 2:26-27

Both texts speak of ruling the nations “with a rod of iron.” Where the Hebrew says “you will break them,” the Greek says “he will shepherd them”; in Hebrew the two words are written with the same consonants (תרעם).

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

  • שֵׁבֶטshevetH7626ῥάβδῳrhabdōiG4464“rod; tribe”
  • בַּרְזֶלbarzelH1270σιδηρᾷsidēraiG4603“iron”

Allusion · Revelation 12:5

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Both texts speak of ruling the nations “with a rod of iron.” Where the Hebrew says “you will break them,” the Greek says “he will shepherd them”; in Hebrew the two words are written with the same consonants (תרעם).

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

  • שֵׁבֶטshevetH7626ῥάβδῳrhabdōiG4464“rod; tribe”
  • בַּרְזֶלbarzelH1270σιδηρᾷsidēraiG4603“iron”

Allusion · Revelation 19:15

Go to Revelation 19:15

Both texts speak of ruling the nations “with a rod of iron.” Where the Hebrew says “you will break them,” the Greek says “he will shepherd them”; in Hebrew the two words are written with the same consonants (תרעם).

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

  • שֵׁבֶטshevetH7626ῥάβδῳrhabdōiG4464“rod; tribe”
  • בַּרְזֶלbarzelH1270σιδηρᾷsidēraiG4603“iron”

Psalms 2:8, word by word

Askשְׁאַלsheal

ask for

To ask for something, or borrow.

Where else “sheal” appears
and I will giveאֶתְּנָהetna

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

Where else “etna” appears
nationsגוֹיִםgoyim

Gentiles

The peoples other than Israel.

Where else “goyim” appears
as your inheritanceנַחֲלָתֶnachalate

inheritance

Land or goods passed from parents to children.

Where else “nachalate” appears
as your possessionאֲחֻזָּתְachuzat

possession

Possession: land that someone holds as his own.

Where else “achuzat” appears
the endsאַפְסֵיafse

end

The limit: "the far reaches of the earth".

Where else “afse” appears
of the earthאָרֶץarets

earth

The whole world, everything under the sky.

Where else “arets” appears

The context

7I will recount the statute: YHWH said to me, “You are my son; today I have begotten you.

8 · This verse (above)

9You will break them with a rod of iron; like a vessel of a potter you will dash them to pieces.”

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