You shall [a](A)break them with a [b]rod of iron,
You shall (B)shatter them like [c]earthenware.’”

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  1. Psalm 2:9 Another reading is rule
  2. Psalm 2:9 Or scepter; or staff
  3. Psalm 2:9 Lit potter’s ware

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

10 “Then you are to break the (A)jar in the sight of the men who accompany you, 11 and say to them, ‘This is what the Lord of armies says: “To the same extent I will (B)break this people and this city, just as one breaks a potter’s vessel, which cannot again be repaired; and they will (C)bury their dead in Topheth, [a]because there is no other place for burial.

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  1. Jeremiah 19:11 Or until there is no place left to bury

10 “Then break the jar(A) while those who go with you are watching, 11 and say to them, ‘This is what the Lord Almighty says: I will smash(B) this nation and this city just as this potter’s jar is smashed and cannot be repaired. They will bury(C) the dead in Topheth until there is no more room.

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