Psalm 2:1
Strong's Lexicon
Why
לָ֭מָּה (lām·māh)
Interrogative
Strong's Hebrew 4100: interr pron 1) what, how, of what kind 1a) (interrogative) 1a1) what? 1a2) of what kind 1a3) what? (rhetorical) 1a4) whatsoever, whatever, what 1b) (adverb) 1b1) how, how now 1b2) why 1b3) how! (exclamation) 1c) (with prep) 1c1) wherein?, whereby?, wherewith?, by what means? 1c2) because of what? 1c3) the like of what? 1c3a) how much?, how many?, how often? 1c3b) for how long? 1c4) for what reason?, why?, to what purpose? 1c5) until when?, how long?, upon what?, wherefore? indef pron 2) anything, aught, what may

do the nations
גוֹיִ֑ם (ḡō·w·yim)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1471: n m 1) nation, people 1a) nation, people 1a1) usually of non-Hebrew people 1a2) of descendants of Abraham 1a3) of Israel 1b) of swarm of locusts, other animals (fig.) n pr m 1c) Goyim? = 'nations'

rage
רָגְשׁ֣וּ (rā·ḡə·šū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 7283: 1) (Qal) to be in a tumult or commotion 2) (TWOT) to conspire, plot

and the peoples
וּ֝לְאֻמִּ֗ים (ū·lə·’um·mîm)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3816: 1) a people, nation

plot
יֶהְגּוּ־ (yeh·gū-)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1897: 1) to moan, growl, utter, muse, mutter, meditate, devise, plot, speak 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to roar, growl, groan 1a2) to utter, speak 1a3) to meditate, devise, muse, imagine 1b) (Poal) to utter 1c) (Hiphil) to mutter

in vain ?
רִֽיק׃ (rîq)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7385: 1) emptiness, vanity, empty, idle, vain

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?

Young's Literal Translation
Why have nations tumultuously assembled? And do peoples meditate vanity?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Why do the nations rebel and the peoples plot in vain?

New American Standard Bible
Why are the nations in an uproar And the peoples devising a vain thing?

King James Bible
Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Why do the nations conspire and the peoples plot in vain?

New Living Translation
Why are the nations so angry? Why do they waste their time with futile plans?

English Standard Version
Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?

New American Standard Bible
Why are the nations in an uproar And the peoples devising a vain thing?

King James Bible
Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Why do the nations rebel and the peoples plot in vain?

International Standard Version
Why are the nations in an uproar, and their people involved in a vain plot?

NET Bible
Why do the nations rebel? Why are the countries devising plots that will fail?

American Standard Version
Why do the nations rage, And the peoples meditate a vain thing?

English Revised Version
Why do the nations rage, and the peoples imagine a vain thing?

Young's Literal Translation
Why have nations tumultuously assembled? And do peoples meditate vanity?
















Cross References
Acts 4:25
Who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things?

Acts 4:26
The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord, and against his Christ.

Revelation 11:18
And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth.

2 Kings 18:35
Who are they among all the gods of the countries, that have delivered their country out of mine hand, that the LORD should deliver Jerusalem out of mine hand?

Psalm 21:11
For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device, which they are not able to perform.

Psalm 33:10
The LORD bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect.

Psalm 46:6
The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved: he uttered his voice, the earth melted.

Psalm 65:7
Which stilleth the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, and the tumult of the people.

Psalm 83:2
For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head.

Ezekiel 11:2
Then said he unto me, Son of man, these are the men that devise mischief, and give wicked counsel in this city:

Nahum 1:9
What do ye imagine against the LORD? he will make an utter end: affliction shall not rise up the second time.
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