Job 9:12
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12 He snatches away; who can stop him?
Who will say to him, ‘What are you doing?’(A)
Isaiah 45:9
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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)
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- 45.9 Cn: Heb with the potsherds or with the potters
Job 11:10
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10 If he passes through and imprisons
and assembles for judgment, who can hinder him?(A)
Job 23:13
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13 But he stands alone, and who can dissuade him?
What he desires, that he does.(A)
Romans 11:34
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34 “For who has known the mind of the Lord?
Or who has been his counselor?”(A)
Job 34:29
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29 When he is quiet, who can condemn?
When he hides his face, who can behold him?
Whether nation or person, it is the same—(A)
Matthew 20:15
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15 Am I not allowed to do what I choose with what belongs to me? Or are you envious because I am generous?’[a](A)
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- 20.15 Gk is your eye evil because I am good?
Daniel 4:35
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35 All the inhabitants of the earth are accounted as nothing,
and he does what he wills with the host of heaven
and the inhabitants of the earth.
There is no one who can stay his hand
or say to him, “What have you done?”(A)
Jeremiah 18:6
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6 Can I not do with you, O house of Israel, just as this potter has done? says the Lord. Just like the clay in the potter’s hand, so are you in my hand, O house of Israel.(A)
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Job 33:13
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- 33.13 Compare Gk: Heb his
Ephesians 1:11
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11 In Christ we have also obtained an inheritance,[a] having been destined according to the purpose of him who accomplishes all things according to his counsel and will,(A)
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- 1.11 Or been made a heritage
Romans 9:18-20
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18 So then he has mercy on whomever he chooses, and he hardens the heart of whomever he chooses.
God’s Wrath and Mercy
19 You will say to me then, “Why then does he still find fault? For who can resist his will?”(A) 20 But who indeed are you, a human, to argue with God? Will what is molded say to the one who molds it, “Why have you made me like this?”(B)
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Matthew 11:26
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26 yes, Father, for such was your gracious will.[a]
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- 11.26 Or for so it was well-pleasing in your sight
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