he ¹  will rule ²  them with an iron rod ³  and like clay jars he will break them to pieces, ⁴ 

biblegateway Rev 2:27

AND HE SHALL RULE THEM WITH A ROD OF IRON, AS THE VESSELS OF THE POTTER ARE BROKEN TO PIECES, as I also have received authority from My Father;

and He will shepherd them with an iron scepter; He will shatter them like pottery --just as I have received this from My Father.

and "he will shepherd them with an iron rod; he will break [them] in pieces like jars made of clay,"

biblegateway Rev 2:27

‘He will rule them with an iron sceptre; he will dash them to pieces like pottery’— just as I have received authority from my Father.

and he will rule them with a rod of iron, as when earthen pots are broken in pieces, even as I myself have received authority from my Father.

bibleoremus Rev 2:27

to rule them with an iron rod, as when clay pots are shattered—

that same authority which I received from my Father -- and he will rule them with a rod of iron, smashing them to pieces like earthenware;

biblegateway Rev 2:27

‘He shall rule them with a rod of iron; They shall be dashed to pieces like the potter’s vessels’ –– as I also have received from My Father;

And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of my Father.

biblegateway Rev 2:27

he ¹  will rule ²  them with an iron rod ³  and like clay jars he will break them to pieces, ⁴ 

¹ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

² tn Grk “will shepherd.”

³ tn Or “scepter.” The Greek term ῥάβδος (rJabdo") can mean either “rod” or “scepter.”

⁴ sn A quotation from Ps 2:9 (with the line introducing the quotation containing a partial allusion to Ps 2:8). See also Rev 12:5, 19:15.