2:27 he 1 will rule 2 them with an iron rod 3
and like clay jars he will break them to pieces, 4
11:1 Then 5 a measuring rod 6 like a staff was given to me, and I was told, 7 “Get up and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and the ones who worship there.
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.
5 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.
6 tn Grk “a reed” (but these were used for measuring). Cf. Ezek 40:3ff.
7 tn Grk “saying.”