‘You shall break them with a rod of iron;
You shall shatter them [in pieces] like earthenware.’”

But with righteousness and justice He will judge the poor,
And decide with fairness for the downtrodden of the earth;
And He shall strike the earth with the rod of His mouth,
And with the breath of His lips He shall slay the wicked.

“If a man strikes his male or his female servant with a staff and the servant dies at his hand, he must be punished.

“Now gather yourself in troops, O daughter of troops;
A state of siege has been placed against us.
They shall strike the ruler of Israel on the cheek with a rod (scepter).

They kept beating Him on the head with a reed and spitting on Him, and kneeling and bowing in [mock] homage to Him.

“Let Him take His rod away from me,
And let not the dread and fear of Him terrify me.