And from His mouth proceeds a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and He will rule them with an iron scepter. He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty.
Parallel translations
- WEB Out of his mouth proceeds a sharp, double-edged sword, that with it he should strike the nations. He will rule them with an iron rod. He treads the wine press of the fierceness of the wrath of God, the Almighty.
- KJV And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.
- NKJV Now out of His mouth goes a sharp sword, that with it He should strike the nations. And He Himself will rule them with a rod of iron. He Himself treads the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.
- NASB From His mouth comes a sharp sword, so that with it He may strike down the nations, and He will rule them with a rod of iron; and He treads the wine press of the fierce wrath of God, the Almighty.
- NLT From his mouth came a sharp sword to strike down the nations. He will rule them with an iron rod. He will release the fierce wrath of God, the Almighty, like juice flowing from a winepress.
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A sharp sword comes from His mouth to strike the nations; He rules with an iron rod and treads the winepress of God's wrath. Christ conquers by His word and righteous judgment.
Overview
The sword from His mouth shows that Christ overcomes by His powerful word rather than by ordinary weapons. The iron rod fulfills the messianic rule of Psalm 2, and the winepress imagery portrays the outpouring of divine wrath on the nations. The same Word that saves also judges, executing the fierce justice of almighty God.
Cross-references & the web
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- Isa 63:2–6Why are Your clothes red, and Your garments like one who treads the winepress?
- Rev 1:16He held in His right hand seven stars, and a sharp double-edged sword came from His mouth. His face was like the sun shining at its brightest.
- Rev 2:27He will rule them with an iron scepter and shatter them like pottery—just as I have received authority from My Father.
- Ps 2:9You will break them with an iron scepter; You will shatter them like pottery.”
- 2 Th 2:8And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will slay with the breath of His mouth and annihilate by the majesty of His arrival.
- Isa 11:4but with righteousness He will judge the poor, and with equity He will decide for the lowly of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth and slay the wicked with the breath of His lips.
- Rev 19:21And the rest were killed with the sword that proceeded from the mouth of the One seated on the horse. And all the birds gorged themselves on their flesh.
- Rev 12:5And she gave birth to a son, a male child, who will rule all the nations with an iron scepter. And her child was caught up to God and to His throne.
- Rev 14:17–20Then another angel came out of the temple in heaven, and he too had a sharp sickle.
- Rev 2:12To the angel of the church in Pergamum write: These are the words of the One who holds the sharp, double-edged sword.
- Rev 2:16Therefore repent! Otherwise I will come to you shortly and wage war against them with the sword of My mouth.
- Isa 30:33For Topheth has long been prepared; it has been made ready for the king. Its funeral pyre is deep and wide, with plenty of fire and wood. The breath of the LORD, like a torrent of burning sulfur, sets it ablaze.
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