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Shall rule (ποιμανεῖ)
Lit., shall shepherd. A comparison with Rev 7:17, brings out the terrible irony in this word. Compare Psa 2:9, Sept., where the same word is used. A.V., break. See on rule, Mat 2:6; see on feed, Act 20:28; see on 1Pe 5:2; see on Jud 1:12.
Rod (ῥάβδῳ)
Commonly rendered staff, once sceptre, Heb 1:8. This is its meaning here.
Vessels (σκεύη)
See on goods, Mat 12:29; see on vessel, 1Pe 3:7.
Of the potter (κεραμικὰ)
From κέραμος potter's clay.
Shall they be broken to shivers
The A.V. follows the reading συντριβήσεται, the future tense of the verb. The correct reading is συντρίβεται, the present tense. Render therefore, as Rev., “as the vessels of the potter are broken.” See on Mar 5:4, and see on bruising, Luk 9:39. The σύν together gives the picture of the fragments collapsing into a heap.