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.
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Gill's Exposition
And he shall rule them with a rod of iron,.... Either with the Gospel, which is the rod of Christ's strength, and is the power of God unto salvation, and by which the kingdom of Christ is enlarged,…
Barnes' Notes
And he shall rule them with a rod of iron - There is an allusion here to Psa 2:9; “Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.” There is a slight…
Adam Clarke
He shall rule them with a rod of iron - He shall restrain vice by the strictest administration of justice; and those who finally despise the word and rebel shall be broken and destroyed, so as never…
The form of each epistle is very much the same; and in this, as the rest, we have to consider the inscription, contents, and conclusion.
I. The inscription, telling us, 1. To whom it is directed: To…
Cambridge Bible
shall rule them Lit., shall be their shepherd. So the LXX. read the word in Psa 2:9 which, according to the pronunciation now adopted in the received Hebrew text, will mean "bruise" or "break them."…
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