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Isaiah 45:9

World English Bible

Woe to him who strives with his Maker—
a clay pot among the clay pots of the earth!
Shall the clay ask him who fashions it, ‘What are you making?’
or your work, ‘He has no hands?’

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Isaiah 45:9 in other translations

Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker! a potsherd among the potsherds of the earth! Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it, What makest thou? or thy work, He hath no hands?

Isaiah 45:9 · American Standard Version

Isaiah 45:9 in context

  1. 7I form the light
    and create darkness.
    I make peace
    and create calamity.
    I am Yahweh,
    who does all these things.
  2. 8Rain, you heavens, from above,
    and let the skies pour down righteousness.
    Let the earth open, that it may produce salvation,
    and let it cause righteousness to spring up with it.
    I, Yahweh, have created it.
  3. 9Woe to him who strives with his Maker—
    a clay pot among the clay pots of the earth!
    Shall the clay ask him who fashions it, ‘What are you making?’
    or your work, ‘He has no hands?’
  4. 10Woe to him who says to a father, ‘What have you become the father of?’
    or to a mother, ‘What have you given birth to?’ ”
  5. 11Yahweh, the Holy One of Israel
    and his Maker says:
    “You ask me about the things that are to come, concerning my sons,
    and you command me concerning the work of my hands!