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Isaiah 45:9-13
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Isaiah 45:9-13
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
9 Woe to those who strive with their Maker,
earthen vessels with the potter![a]
Does the clay say to the one who fashions it, “What are you making”?
or “Your work has no handles”?(A)
10 Woe to anyone who says to a father, “What are you fathering?”
or to a woman, “With what are you in labor?”
11 Thus says the Lord,
the Holy One of Israel and its Maker:
Will you question me[b] about my children
or command me concerning the work of my hands?(B)
12 I made the earth
and created humankind upon it;
it was my hands that stretched out the heavens,
and I commanded all their host.(C)
13 I have aroused Cyrus[c] in righteousness,
and I will make all his paths straight;
he shall build my city
and set my exiles free,
not for price or reward,
says the Lord of hosts.(D)
Isaiah 45:9-13
New Living Translation
Isaiah 45:9-13
New Living Translation
9 “What sorrow awaits those who argue with their Creator.
Does a clay pot argue with its maker?
Does the clay dispute with the one who shapes it, saying,
‘Stop, you’re doing it wrong!’
Does the pot exclaim,
‘How clumsy can you be?’
10 How terrible it would be if a newborn baby said to its father,
‘Why was I born?’
or if it said to its mother,
‘Why did you make me this way?’”
11 This is what the Lord says—
the Holy One of Israel and your Creator:
“Do you question what I do for my children?
Do you give me orders about the work of my hands?
12 I am the one who made the earth
and created people to live on it.
With my hands I stretched out the heavens.
All the stars are at my command.
13 I will raise up Cyrus to fulfill my righteous purpose,
and I will guide his actions.
He will restore my city and free my captive people—
without seeking a reward!
I, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, have spoken!”
Isaiah 45:9-13
New International Version
Isaiah 45:9-13
New International Version
9 “Woe to those who quarrel(A) with their Maker,(B)
those who are nothing but potsherds(C)
among the potsherds on the ground.
Does the clay say to the potter,(D)
‘What are you making?’(E)
Does your work say,
‘The potter has no hands’?(F)
10 Woe to the one who says to a father,
‘What have you begotten?’
or to a mother,
‘What have you brought to birth?’
11 “This is what the Lord says—
the Holy One(G) of Israel, and its Maker:(H)
Concerning things to come,
do you question me about my children,
or give me orders about the work of my hands?(I)
12 It is I who made the earth(J)
and created mankind on it.
My own hands stretched out the heavens;(K)
I marshaled their starry hosts.(L)
13 I will raise up Cyrus[a](M) in my righteousness:
I will make all his ways straight.(N)
He will rebuild my city(O)
and set my exiles free,
but not for a price or reward,(P)
says the Lord Almighty.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 45:13 Hebrew him
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