Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleWhy do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain? Young's Literal Translation Why have nations tumultuously assembled? And do peoples meditate vanity? King James Bible Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? Hebrew Whyלָ֭מָּה (lām·māh) Interrogative Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what do the nations גוֹיִ֑ם (ḡō·w·yim) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1471: A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts rage רָגְשׁ֣וּ (rā·ḡə·šū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 7283: To be in tumult or commotion and the peoples וּ֝לְאֻמִּ֗ים (ū·lə·’um·mîm) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3816: A community plot יֶהְגּוּ־ (yeh·gū-) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 1897: To moan, growl, utter, speak, muse in vain? רִֽיק׃ (rîq) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7385: Emptiness, a worthless thing, in vain |