And the Lord said, “Indeed (A)the people are one and they all have (B)one language, and this is what they begin to do; now nothing that they (C)propose to do will be withheld from them.

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The Lord said, “If as one people speaking the same language(A) they have begun to do this, then nothing they plan to do will be impossible for them.

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The Messiah’s Triumph and Kingdom(A)

Why (B)do the [a]nations [b]rage,
And the people plot a [c]vain thing?
The kings of the earth set themselves,
And the (C)rulers take counsel together,
Against the Lord and against His (D)Anointed,[d] saying,
“Let (E)us break Their bonds in pieces
And cast away Their cords from us.”

He who sits in the heavens (F)shall laugh;
The Lord shall hold them in derision.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 2:1 Gentiles
  2. Psalm 2:1 throng tumultuously
  3. Psalm 2:1 worthless or empty
  4. Psalm 2:2 Christ, Commissioned One, Heb. Messiah

Psalm 2

Why do the nations conspire[a]
    and the peoples plot(A) in vain?
The kings(B) of the earth rise up
    and the rulers band together
    against the Lord and against his anointed,(C) saying,
“Let us break their chains(D)
    and throw off their shackles.”(E)

The One enthroned(F) in heaven laughs;(G)
    the Lord scoffs at them.

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  1. Psalm 2:1 Hebrew; Septuagint rage

22 Then the Lord God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of Us, to know good and evil. And now, lest he put out his hand and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live forever”—

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22 And the Lord God said, “The man has now become like one of us,(A) knowing good and evil. He must not be allowed to reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life(B) and eat, and live forever.”

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The Tower of Babel

11 Now the whole earth had one language and one [a]speech.

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  1. Genesis 11:1 Lit. lip

The Tower of Babel

11 Now the whole world had one language(A) and a common speech.

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51 (A)He has shown strength with His arm;
(B)He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.

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51 He has performed mighty deeds with his arm;(A)
    he has scattered those who are proud in their inmost thoughts.(B)

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Seek God in Early Life

Rejoice, O young man, in your youth,
And let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth;
(A)Walk in the [a]ways of your heart,
And [b]in the sight of your eyes;
But know that for all these
(B)God will bring you into judgment.

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 11:9 Impulses
  2. Ecclesiastes 11:9 As you see to be best

You who are young, be happy while you are young,
    and let your heart give you joy in the days of your youth.
Follow the ways of your heart
    and whatever your eyes see,
but know that for all these things
    God will bring you into judgment.(A)

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Then [a]the Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every (A)intent[b] of the thoughts of his heart was only evil [c]continually.

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  1. Genesis 6:5 So with MT, Tg.; Vg. God; LXX Lord God
  2. Genesis 6:5 thought
  3. Genesis 6:5 all the day

The Lord saw how great the wickedness of the human race had become on the earth,(A) and that every inclination of the thoughts of the human heart was only evil all the time.(B)

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19 (A)These three were the sons of Noah, (B)and from these the whole earth was populated.

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19 These were the three sons of Noah,(A) and from them came the people who were scattered over the whole earth.(B)

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21 And the Lord smelled (A)a soothing aroma. Then the Lord said in His heart, “I will never again (B)curse the ground for man’s sake, although the (C)imagination[a] of man’s heart is evil from his youth; (D)nor will I again destroy every living thing as I have done.

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  1. Genesis 8:21 intent or thought

21 The Lord smelled the pleasing aroma(A) and said in his heart: “Never again will I curse the ground(B) because of humans, even though[a] every inclination of the human heart is evil from childhood.(C) And never again will I destroy(D) all living creatures,(E) as I have done.

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  1. Genesis 8:21 Or humans, for

26 And He has made from one [a]blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and has determined their preappointed times and (A)the boundaries of their dwellings,

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  1. Acts 17:26 NU omits blood

26 From one man he made all the nations, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he marked out their appointed times in history and the boundaries of their lands.(A)

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27 And so it was, at noon, that Elijah mocked them and said, “Cry [a]aloud, for he is a god; either he is meditating, or he is busy, or he is on a journey, or perhaps he is sleeping and must be awakened.”

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  1. 1 Kings 18:27 with a loud voice

27 At noon Elijah began to taunt them. “Shout louder!” he said. “Surely he is a god! Perhaps he is deep in thought, or busy, or traveling. Maybe he is sleeping and must be awakened.”(A)

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14 “Go and (A)cry out to the gods which you have chosen; let them deliver you in your time of distress.”

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14 Go and cry out to the gods you have chosen. Let them save(A) you when you are in trouble!(B)

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