‘Woe to the one who argues with his Maker – one clay pot among many. Does clay say to the one forming it, “What are you making? ” Or does your work say, “He has no hands”?
Jeremiah 18:6 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised ‘House of Israel, can I not treat you as this potter treats his clay? ’ #– #this is the Lord’s declaration. ‘Just like clay in the potter’s hand, so are you in my hand, house of Israel. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith the LORD. Behold, as the clay is in the potter's hand, so are ye in mine hand, O house of Israel. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition O house of Israel, can I not do with you as this potter does? says the Lord. Behold, as the clay is in the potter's hand, so are you in My hand, O house of Israel. American Standard Version (1901) O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith Jehovah. Behold, as the clay in the potter’s hand, so are ye in my hand, O house of Israel. Common English Bible House of Israel, can’t I deal with you like this potter, declares the LORD? Like clay in the potter’s hand, so are you in mine, house of Israel! Catholic Public Domain Version "Am I not able to do with you, O house of Israel, just as this potter has done, says the Lord? Behold, like clay in the hand of the potter, so are you in my hand, O house of Israel. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Cannot I do with you, as this potterO house of Israel saith the Lord? Behold, as clay is in the hand of the potter, so are you in my hand, O house of Israel. |
‘Woe to the one who argues with his Maker – one clay pot among many. Does clay say to the one forming it, “What are you making? ” Or does your work say, “He has no hands”?
Yet Lord, you are our Father; we are the clay, and you are our potter; we all are the work of your hands.
But the jar that he was making from the clay became flawed in the potter’s hand, so he made it into another jar, as it seemed right for him to do.
‘The king saw a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven and saying, “Cut down the tree and destroy it, but leave the stump with its roots in the ground and with a band of iron and bronze round it in the tender grass of the field. Let him be drenched with dew from the sky and share food with the wild animals for seven periods of time.”
Don’t I have the right to do what I want with what is mine? Are you jealous because I’m generous? ” ,
For who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been his counsellor?