Other translations
American Standard Version
Why do the nations rage, And the peoples meditate a vain thing?
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot futility?
Darby Bible Translation
Why are the nations in tumultuous agitation, and why do the peoples meditate a vain thing?
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)
Why have the Gentiles raged, and the people devised vain things?
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance
Why do the nations rage, and the peoples imagine a vain thing?
English Standard Version Journaling Bible
Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?
God's Word
Why do the nations gather together? Why do their people devise useless plots?
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?
New American Standard Bible
Why are the nations in an uproar And the peoples devising a vain thing?
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?
Webster's Bible Translation
Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?
The World English Bible
Why do the nations rage, and the peoples plot a vain thing?
EasyEnglish Bible
Why are nations making plans to turn against the Lord? All their plans will fail!
Young‘s Literal Translation
Why have nations tumultuously assembled? And do peoples meditate vanity?
New Life Version
Why are the nations so shaken up and the people planning foolish things?
The Voice Bible
You are wondering: What has provoked the nations to embrace anger and chaos? Why are the people making plans to pursue their own vacant and empty greatness?
Living Bible
What fools the nations are to rage against the Lord! How strange that men should try to outwit God!
New Catholic Bible
Why do the nations rage and the peoples devise futile plots?
Legacy Standard Bible
Why do the nations rage And the peoples meditate on a vain thing?
Jubilee Bible 2000
Why do the Gentiles rage, and the peoples imagine a vain thing?
Christian Standard Bible
Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?
Amplified Bible © 1954
Why do the nations assemble with commotion [uproar and confusion of voices], and why do the people imagine (meditate upon and devise) an empty scheme?
New Century Version
Why are the nations so angry? Why are the people making useless plans?
The Message
Why the big noise, nations? Why the mean plots, peoples? Earth-leaders push for position, Demagogues and delegates meet for summit talks, The God-deniers, the Messiah-defiers: “Let’s get free of God! Cast loose from Messiah!” Heaven-throned God breaks out laughing. At first he’s amused at their presumption; Then he gets good and angry. Furiously, he shuts them up: “Don’t you know there’s a King in Zion? A coronation banquet Is spread for him on the holy summit.”
Evangelical Heritage Version ™
Why do the nations rage? Why do the peoples grumble in vain?
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Why do the nations conspire, and the peoples plot in vain?
Good News Translation®
Why do the nations plan rebellion? Why do people make their useless plots?
Wycliffe Bible
Why gnashed with teeth heathen men; and peoples thought vain things? (Why do the heathen gnash with their teeth? and the peoples think up useless plans?)
Contemporary English Version
Why do the nations plot, and why do their people make useless plans?
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Why do the nations conspire, and the peoples plot in vain?
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Why do the nations conspire and the peoples plot in vain?
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
Why do the nations conspire, and the peoples plot in vain?
Common English Bible © 2011
Why do the nations rant? Why do the peoples rave uselessly?
Amplified Bible © 2015
Why are the nations in an uproar [in turmoil against God], And why do the people devise a vain and hopeless plot?
English Standard Version Anglicised
Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Why do the nations protest and the peoples conspire in vain?
New American Standard Bible
Why are the nations restless And the peoples plotting in vain?
The Expanded Bible
Why ·are the nations so angry [do the nations rage/or conspire]? Why ·are the people making useless plans [do the people plot in vain]?
Tree of Life Version
Why are the nations in an uproar, and the peoples mutter vanity?
Revised Standard Version
Why do the nations conspire, and the peoples plot in vain?
New International Reader's Version
Why do the nations plan evil together? Why do they make useless plans?
BRG Bible
Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?
Complete Jewish Bible
Why are the nations in an uproar, the peoples grumbling in vain?
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
Why do the nations conspire, and the peoples plot in vain?
Orthodox Jewish Bible
Why do the Goyim rage, and the Amim (peoples) imagine a vain thing?
Names of God Bible
Why do the nations gather together? Why do their people devise useless plots?
Modern English Version
Why do the nations rage, and the peoples plot in vain?
Easy-to-Read Version
Why are the nations so angry? Why are the people making such foolish plans?
International Children’s Bible
Why are the nations so angry? Why are the people making useless plans?
Lexham English Bible
Why are nations in tumult, and countries plotting in vain?
New International Version - UK
Why do the nations conspire and the peoples plot in vain?