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
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?
Romans 9:20
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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?”(A)
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Romans 9:21
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21 Has the potter no right over the clay, to make out of the same lump one object for special use and another for ordinary use?(A)
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