Psalms 2:10

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth.

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Isa 52:15 : 15 So shall he sprinkle many nations; the kings shall shut their mouths at him: for that which had not been told them shall they see; and that which they had not heard shall they consider.
Hos 14:9 : 9 Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the LORD are right, and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors shall fall therein.
Isa 60:3 : 3 And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.
Isa 60:10-11 : 10 And the sons of strangers shall build up thy walls, and their kings shall minister unto thee: for in my wrath I smote thee, but in my favour have I had mercy on thee. 11 Therefore thy gates shall be open continually; they shall not be shut day nor night; that men may bring unto thee the forces of the Gentiles, and that their kings may be brought.
Jer 6:8 : 8 Be thou instructed, O Jerusalem, lest my soul depart from thee; lest I make thee desolate, a land not inhabited.
Ps 45:12 : 12 And the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift; even the rich among the people shall intreat{H8762)} thy favour.
Ps 72:10-11 : 10 The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring{H8686)} presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer{H8686)} gifts. 11 Yea, all kings shall fall down{H8691)} before him: all nations shall serve{H8799)} him.
Ps 82:1-8 : 1 A Psalm of Asaph. God standeth{H8737)} in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth{H8799)} among the gods. 2 How long will ye judge{H8799)} unjustly, and accept{H8799)} the persons of the wicked? Selah. 3 Defend{H8798)} the poor and fatherless: do justice{H8685)} to the afflicted and needy{H8802)}. 4 Deliver{H8761)} the poor and needy: rid{H8685)} them out of the hand of the wicked. 5 They know{H8804)} not, neither will they understand{H8799)}; they walk{H8691)} on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course{H8735)}. 6 I have said{H8804)}, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High. 7 But ye shall die{H8799)} like men, and fall{H8799)} like one of the princes. 8 Arise{H8798)}, O God, judge{H8798)} the earth: for thou shalt inherit{H8799)} all nations.
Isa 49:23 : 23 And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers: they shall bow down to thee with their face toward the earth, and lick up the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD: for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me.

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