Isaiah 45:9

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Summary

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

Unto him

Shall the clay

General references

Exodus 9:17

Bible References

Unto him

But now, O Jehovah, thou art our Father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand.

but in very deed for this cause have I made thee to stand, to show thee my power, and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth.

Distress and anguish make him afraid; They prevail against him, as a king ready to the battle.

Wilt thou even annul my judgment? Wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be justified?

The kings of the earth set themselves, And the rulers take counsel together, Against Jehovah, and against his anointed,'saying ,

There is no wisdom nor understanding Nor counsel against Jehovah.

I have laid a snare for thee, and thou art also taken, O Babylon, and thou wast not aware: thou art found, and also caught, because thou hast striven against Jehovah.

Or do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he?

Shall the clay

Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth therewith? shall the saw magnify itself against him that wieldeth it? as if a rod should wield them that lift it up, or as if a staff should lift up him that is not wood.

Ye turn things upside down! Shall the potter be esteemed as clay; that the thing made should say of him that made it, He made me not; or the thing formed say of him that formed it, He hath no understanding?

O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith Jehovah. Behold, as the clay in the potter's hand, so are ye in my hand, O house of Israel.

Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why didst thou make me thus?

General references

As yet exaltest thou thyself against my people, that thou wilt not let them go?