19 He leads priests away barefoot
and overthrows established leaders.(A)

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19 He leads priests away stripped(A)
    and overthrows officials long established.(B)

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You will break them with an iron scepter;
you will shatter them like pottery.”(A)

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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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Footnotes

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

21 He changes the times and seasons;
he removes kings and establishes kings.(A)
He gives wisdom to the wise
and knowledge to those
who have understanding.(B)

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21 He changes times and seasons;(A)
    he deposes(B) kings and raises up others.(C)
He gives wisdom(D) to the wise
    and knowledge to the discerning.(E)

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