Andκαὶshe gave birth toἔτεκενa son,υἱόνa male,ἄρσενwhoὃςis goingμέλλειto shepherdποιμαίνεινallπάνταthe nationsτὰ ἔθνηwithἐνan ironσιδηρᾷrod;ῥάβδῳandκαὶherαὐτῆςchildτὸ τέκνονwas snatched upἡρπάσθηtoπρὸςGodτὸν θεὸνandκαὶtoπρὸςhisαὐτοῦthrone.τὸν θρόνον
Allusion · Psalms 2:8-9
Go to Psalms 2:8-9Both 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.
- ῥάβδῳrhabdōiG4464שֵׁבֶטshevetH7626“staff, rod”
- σιδηρᾷsidēraiG4603בַּרְזֶלbarzelH1270“of iron”
Allusion · Isaiah 66:7
Go to Isaiah 66:7Both texts say that a woman gave birth to a son, a male.
They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.
- ἔτεκενetekenG5088יָלָדָהyaladaH3205“give birth, bring forth”
- ἄρσενarsenG730זָכָרzajarH2145“male”