Isaiah 45:10

New International Reader's Version

How terrible it will be for anyone who says to a father, “Why did you give me life?” How terrible for anyone who says to a mother, “Why have you brought me into the world?”

Cross References

Isaiah 45:11

The Lord is the Holy One of Israel. He made them. He says to them, “Are you asking me about what will happen to my children? Are you telling me what I should do with what my hands have made?

Isaiah 45:9

How terrible it will be for anyone who argues with their Maker! They are like a broken piece of pottery lying on the ground. Does clay say to a potter, “What are you making?” Does a pot say, “The potter doesn’t have any skill”?

Malachi 1:6

“A son honors his father. A slave honors his master. If I am a father, where is the honor I should have? If I am a master, where is the respect you should give me?” says the Lord who rules over all. “You priests look down on me. “But you ask, ‘How have we looked down on you?’

Deuteronomy 27:16

“May anyone who brings shame on their father or mother be under the Lord’s curse.” Then all the people will say, “Amen!”

Hebrews 12:9

Besides, we have all had human fathers who trained us. We respected them for it. How much more should we be trained by the Father of spirits and live!