Isaiah 45:9

God's Word

How horrible it will be for the one who quarrels with his maker. He is pottery among other earthenware pots. Does the clay ask the one who shapes it, “What are you making?” Does your work say to you, “There are no handles”?

Cross References

Job 10:9

Please remember that you made me out of clay and that you will return me to the dust again.

Job 33:13

Why do you quarrel with him since he doesn’t answer any questions?

Job 40:2

“Will the person who finds fault with the Almighty correct him? Will the person who argues with God answer him?”

Job 9:12

He takes something away, ⌞but⌟ who can stop him? Who is going to ask him, ‘What are you doing?’

Job 9:4

“God is wise in heart and mighty in power. Who could oppose him and win?

Proverbs 21:30

No wisdom, no understanding, and no advice ⌞can stand up⌟ against the Lord.

Ecclesiastes 6:10

Whatever has happened ⌞in the past⌟ already has a name. Mortals are already known for what they are. Mortals cannot argue with the one who is stronger than they.

Isaiah 10:15

Can an ax attack the person who cuts with it? Can a saw make itself greater than the person who saws with it? A rod cannot move the person who lifts it. A wooden stick cannot pick up a person.

Isaiah 29:16

You turn things upside down! Is the potter no better than his clay? Can something that has been made say about its maker, “He didn’t make me”? Can a piece of pottery say about the potter, “He doesn’t understand”?

Isaiah 45:10

How horrible it will be for the one who says to his father, “Why did you conceive me?” or to his mother, “Why did you go through labor pains for me?”

Isaiah 64:7

No one calls on your name or tries to hold on to you. You have hidden your face from us. You have let us be ruined by our sins.

Isaiah 64:8

But now, Lord, you are our Father. We are the clay, and you are our potter. We are the work of your hands.

Jeremiah 18:6

“Nation of Israel, can’t I do with you as this potter does with clay? Nation of Israel, you are like the clay in the potter’s hands.

Jeremiah 36:29

Say about King Jehoiakim of Judah, ‘This is what the Lord says: You burned this scroll, and you asked Jeremiah, “Why did you write that the king of Babylon will certainly come to destroy this land and take away people and animals?”

Jeremiah 50:24

I will set traps for you, Babylon. You will be caught, but you won’t know it. You will be found and captured because you have opposed the Lord.

Daniel 4:35

Everyone who lives on earth is nothing compared to him. He does whatever he wishes with the army of heaven and with those who live on earth. There is no one who can oppose him or ask him, “What are you doing?”

1 Corinthians 10:22

Are we trying to make the Lord jealous? Are we stronger than he is?