Psalm 2:9

The Passion Translation

And you will shepherd them with unlimited authority, crushing their rebellion as an iron rod smashes jars of clay!’ ”

Cross References

Psalm 89:23

For I will crush his every adversary and do away with all who hate him.

Isaiah 30:14

It will break into pieces like shattered pottery, smashed so ruthlessly that not even a fragment big enough to pick up a hot coal or to scoop water from a cistern will be found!”

Isaiah 60:12

The nation or kingdom that refuses to serve you will perish and be utterly ruined.

Jeremiah 13:14

And I will smash them one against the other, parents and children alike, says Yahweh. I will show no pity or compassion, and my mercy will not stop me from destroying them.’ ”

Jeremiah 19:11

and say to them: ‘Yahweh, Commander of Angel Armies, says to you: See this smashed clay jar? That is what I will do to you. I will smash these people and this city as one smashes a potter’s vessel, never to be repaired. You will bury your dead here in Topheth, this unclean place; so many of you will die that there won’t be enough room to bury them.

Daniel 2:44

“In the days of those kings of iron and clay, the God of heaven will set up an eternal kingdom that will never be destroyed nor ruled by other people. It will shatter and bring all other kingdoms to an end, and it will stand forever!

Daniel 2:45

This is the meaning of what you saw in your vision: a rock cut out of a mountain—but not by human hands—a rock that shattered the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver, and the gold to pieces is his eternal kingdom. The Great God has revealed to you, the king, what will take place after this. The dream is true, and its interpretation trustworthy.”

Matthew 21:44

The one who comes against this stone will be broken, but the one on whom it falls will be pulverized!”

Revelation 12:5

She gave birth to a man-child who is about to rule and shepherd every nation with an iron scepter, and her son was caught up to God and to his throne.

Revelation 19:15

A sharp sword came from his mouth with which to conquer the nations, and he will shepherd them with an iron scepter. He will trample out the wine in the winepress of the wrath of God.