Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure.

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He rebukes them in his anger(A)
    and terrifies them in his wrath,(B) saying,

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Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.

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You will break them with a rod of iron[a];(A)
    you will dash them to pieces(B) like pottery.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 2:9 Or will rule them with an iron scepter (see Septuagint and Syriac)

The Lord trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.

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The Lord examines the righteous,(A)
    but the wicked, those who love violence,
    he hates with a passion.(B)

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Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup.

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On the wicked he will rain
    fiery coals and burning sulfur;(A)
    a scorching wind(B) will be their lot.

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