Isaiah 45:9

Isaiah 45:9 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

9“Woe to those who quarrel with their Maker,

those who are nothing but potsherds

among the potsherds on the ground.

Does the clay say to the potter,

‘What are you making?’

Does your work say,

‘The potter has no hands’?

9¶“Woe to the one who quarrels with 45:9 Lit He who formed himhis Maker—

A piece of pottery 45:9 Lit withamong the other earthenware pottery pieces!

Will the clay say to the 45:9 Lit he who formed himpotter, ‘What are you doing?’

Or the thing you are making say, ‘He has no hands’?

9“Woe to the one who quarrels with his Maker—

An earthenware vessel among the vessels of earth!

Will the clay say to the potter, ‘What are you doing?’

Or the thing you are making say, ‘He has no hands’?

9¶“Woe (judgment is coming) to him who quarrels with his Maker—

A [worthless] piece of broken pottery among other broken pieces [equally worthless]!

Shall the clay say to the potter, ‘What are you doing?’

Or does the thing say, ‘He has no hands’? [Rom 9:20]

9Woe to him who quarrels with his Maker—

one clay pot among many.

Does the clay ask the potter,

‘What are you making?’45:9 Cited in Romans 9:20

Does your work say,

‘He has no hands’?

9How terrible it will be for anyone who argues with their Maker!

They are like a broken piece of pottery lying on the ground.

Does clay say to a potter,

“What are you making?”

Does a pot say,

“The potter doesn’t have any skill”?