Psalms 2:9

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

Psalms 2:9 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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God installs his king on Zion and calls him his sonThe Kingdom of God

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Psalms 2:9, word by word

You will break themתְּרֹעֵteroe

shatter

To break to pieces, shatter.

Where else “teroe” appears
with a rodשֵׁבֶטshevet

rod

A stick for guiding or correcting; the king's sign of power.

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of ironבַּרְזֶלbarzel

iron

Iron; an iron tool.

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like a vesselכְלִיcheli

vessel

Any container for keeping or carrying liquids and food.

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of a potterיוֹצֵרyotser

potter

The one who works clay and shapes it into pots with his hands.

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you will dash them to piecesתְּנַפְּצֵtenaptse

shatter

To break something into pieces with force.

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The context

8Ask of me, and I will give nations as your inheritance, and as your possession the ends of the earth.

9 · This verse (above)

10And now, kings, be prudent; accept correction, judges of the earth.

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