Isaiah 45:9-11
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
9 Woe to anyone who contends with their Maker;(A)
a potsherd among potsherds of the earth![a]
Shall the clay say to the potter, “What are you doing?”
or, “What you are making has no handles”?
10 Woe to anyone who asks a father, “What are you begetting?”
or a woman, “What are you giving birth to?”
11 Thus says the Lord,
the Holy One of Israel, his maker:
Do you question me about my children,
tell me how to treat the work of my hands?
Footnotes
- 45:9 No one may challenge God’s freedom of action, exemplified here by the selection of Cyrus as his anointed.
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