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Woe to him who strives with his Maker -- a potsherd among the potsherds 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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The Potter and The Clay
This verse uses the powerful metaphor of a potter and clay to illustrate God's absolute sovereignty. Commentators explain that just as clay has no right to question the potter's design, humanity has no standing to challenge its Maker. This imagery, also used by Paul in Romans 9, rebukes the pride of questioning God's wisdom, plans, or actions, reminding us of our place as the created and His as the all-wise Creator.
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Isaiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker! (Isaiah 45:9) – This verse begins a new subject. Its connection with the pre…
19th Century
Anglican
Woe to him that strives ... —The sequence of thought is not at first apparent. Were those who strove, the heathen nations…
Baptist
Drop down, ye heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness: let the earth open, and let them bring forth salvation, and let r…
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16th Century
Protestant
and 10. Wo to him that striveth with his Maker! This passage is explained in various ways. Some think that it refers to King Belsha…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Woe unto him that strives with his Maker That contends with him, enters into a controversy, and disputes with him, or litigate…
There is no God besides Jehovah. Nothing is done without Him. He makes peace, which here signifies all good; and He creates evil (not the evil of s…
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