Isaiah 45:1 (NKJV)

Isaiah 45:9 - “Woe to him who strives with his Maker!
Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth!
Shall the clay say to him who forms it, ‘What are you making?’
Or shall your handiwork say, ‘He has no hands’?

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KJVKJV (read chapter in KJV)

Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker! Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth. Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it, What makest thou? or thy work, He hath no hands?

NKJVNKJV (read chapter in NKJV)

“Woe to him who strives with his Maker!
Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth!
Shall the clay say to him who forms it, ‘What are you making?’
Or shall your handiwork say, ‘He has no hands’?

NLTNLT (read chapter in NLT)

“What sorrow awaits those who argue with their Creator.
Does a clay pot argue with its maker?
Does the clay dispute with the one who shapes it, saying,
‘Stop, you’re doing it wrong!’
Does the pot exclaim,
‘How clumsy can you be?’

NIVNIV (read chapter in NIV)

“Woe to those who quarrel with their Maker, those who are nothing but potsherds among the potsherds on the ground. Does the clay say to the potter, ‘What are you making?’ Does your work say, ‘The potter has no hands’?

ESVESV (read chapter in ESV)

“Woe to him who strives with him who formed him,
a pot among earthen pots!
Does the clay say to him who forms it, ‘What are you making?’
or ‘Your work has no handles’?

CSBCSB (read chapter in CSB)

“Woe to the one who argues with his Maker —

one clay pot among many.[fn]

Does clay say to the one forming it,

‘What are you making? ’

Or does your work say,

‘He has no hands’?[fn]

NASB20NASB20 (read chapter in NASB20)

“Woe^H1945 to the one who quarrels^H7378 with [fn]his Maker^H3335—

A piece^H2789 of^H2789 pottery^H2789 [fn]among^H854 the other earthenware^H127 pottery^H2789 pieces^H2789!

Will the clay^H2563 say^H559 to the [fn]potter^H3335, ‘What^H4100 are you doing^H6213?’

Or the thing^H6467 you are making^H6467 say, ‘He has^H369 no^H369 hands^H3027’?

NASB95NASB95 (read chapter in NASB95)

“Woe to the one who quarrels with his [fn]Maker—
An earthenware vessel [fn]among the vessels of earth!
Will the clay say to the [fn]potter, ‘What are you doing?’
Or the thing you are making say, ‘He has no hands’?

LSBLSB (read chapter in LSB)

“Woe^H1945 to the one who contends^H7378 with his [fn]Maker^H3335—

An earthenware^H2789 vessel^H2789 [fn]among^H854 the vessels^H2789 of earth^H127!

Will the clay^H2563 say^H559 to the [fn]potter^H3335, ‘What^H4100 are you doing^H6213?’

Or the thing^H6467 you are making^H6467 say, ‘He has^H369 no^H369 hands^H3027’?

AMPAMP (read chapter in AMP)

“Woe (judgment is coming) to him who quarrels with his Maker—

A [worthless] piece of broken pottery among other broken pieces [equally worthless]!

Shall the clay say to the potter, ‘What are you doing?’

Or does the thing say, ‘He has no hands’?

NETNET (read chapter in NET)

One who argues with his creator is in grave danger, one who is like a mere shard among the other shards on the ground! The clay should not say to the potter, "What in the world are you doing? Your work lacks skill!"

RSVRSV (read chapter in RSV)

"Woe to him who strives with his Maker, an earthen vessel with the potter! Does the clay say to him who fashions it, 'What are you making'? or 'Your work has no handles'?

ASVASV (read chapter in ASV)

Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker! a potsherd among the potsherds of the earth! Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it, What makest thou? or thy work, He hath no hands?

YLTYLT (read chapter in YLT)

Wo to him who is striving with his Former, (A potsherd with potsherds of the ground!) Doth clay say to its Framer, 'What dost thou?' And thy work, 'He hath no hands?'

DBYDBY (read chapter in DBY)

Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker! Let a potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth. Shall the clay say to him that formeth it, What makest thou? Or thy work, He hath no hands?

WEBWEB (read chapter in WEB)

Woe to him that contendeth with his Maker! Let the potsherd contend with the potsherds of the earth. Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it, What makest thou? or thy work, He hath no hands?

HNVHNV (read chapter in HNV)

Woe to him who strives with his Maker -- a potsherd among the potsherds of the eretz! Shall the clay ask him who fashions it, "What are you making?" or your work, "He has no hands?"

VULVUL (read chapter in VUL)

vae qui contradicit fictori suo testa de samiis terrae numquid dicet lutum figulo suo quid facis et opus tuum absque manibus est

NAVNAV (read chapter in NAV)

وَيْلٌ لِمَنْ يُخَاصِمُ صَانِعَهُ وَهُوَ لَيْسَ سِوَى قِطْعَةِ خَزَفٍ مِنْ خَزَفِ الأَرْضِ. أَيَقُولُ الطِّينُ لِجَابِلِهِ: مَاذَا تَصْنَعُ؟ أَوْ إِنَّ مَا عَمِلْتَهُ تَنْقُصُهُ يَدَانِ؟

WLCWLC (read chapter in WLC)

ה֗וֹי רָ֚ב אֶת־יֹ֣צְר֔וֹ חֶ֖רֶשׂ אֶת־חַרְשֵׂ֣י אֲדָמָ֑ה הֲיֹאמַ֨ר חֹ֤מֶר לְיֹֽצְרוֹ֙ מַֽה־תַּעֲשֶׂ֔ה וּפָעָלְךָ֖ אֵין־יָדַ֥יִם לֽוֹ׃ ס

LXXLXX (read chapter in LXX)

ποῖον βέλτιον κατεσκεύασα ὡς πηλὸν κεραμέως μὴ ὁ ἀροτριῶν ἀροτριάσει τὴν γῆν ὅλην τὴν ἡμέραν μὴ ἐρεῖ ὁ πηλὸς τῷ κεραμεῖ τί ποιεῖς ὅτι οὐκ ἐργάζῃ οὐδὲ ἔχεις χεῖρας

SVDSVD (read chapter in SVD)

«وَيْلٌ لِمَنْ يُخَاصِمُ جَابِلَهُ. خَزَفٌ بَيْنَ أَخْزَافِ الأَرْضِ. هَلْ يَقُولُ الطِّينُ لِجَابِلِهِ: مَاذَا تَصْنَعُ؟ أَوْ يَقُولُ: عَمَلُكَ لَيْسَ لَهُ يَدَانِ؟

BESBES (read chapter in BES)

What excellent thing have I prepared as clay of the potter? Will the ploughman plough the earth all day? [fn] shall the clay say to the potter, What art thou doing that thou dost not work, nor hast hands? shall the thing formed answer him that formed it?

RVR09RVR09 (read chapter in RVR09)

¡Ay del que pleitea con su Hacedor! ¡el tiesto con los tiestos de la tierra! ¿Dirá el barro al que lo labra: Qué haces; ó tu obra: No tiene manos?

RVR60RVR60 (read chapter in RVR60)

¡Ay del que pleitea con su Hacedor! ¡el tiesto con los tiestos de la tierra! ¿Dirá el barro al que lo labra: ¿Qué haces?; o tu obra: ¿No tiene manos?

BBEBBE (read chapter in BBE)

Cursed is he who has an argument with his Maker, the pot which has an argument with the Potter! Will the wet earth say to him who is working with it, What are you doing, that your work has nothing by which it may be gripped?

CHTCHT (read chapter in CHT)

禍哉、那與造他的主爭論的、他不過是地上瓦片中的一塊瓦片．泥土豈可對摶弄他的說、你作甚麼呢．所作的物豈可說、你沒有手呢。

EMEM (read chapter in EM)

¡Ay del que contiende con su Hacedor, siendo nada más que un pedazo de tiesto entre los tiestos de tierra! ¿Dirá el barro al que le da forma: "¿Qué haces?" o "Tu obra no tiene asas"?

KORKOR (read chapter in KOR)

질그릇 조각 중 한 조각 같은 자가 자기를 지으신 자로 더불어 다툴진저 화 있을진저 진흙이 토기장이를 대하여 너는 무엇을 만드느뇨 할 수 있겠으며 너의 만든 것이 너를 가리켜 그는 손이 없다 할 수 있겠느뇨

LSLS (read chapter in LS)

Malheur à qui conteste avec son créateur! -Vase parmi des vases de terre! -L'argile dit-elle à celui qui la façonne: Que fais-tu? Et ton oeuvre: Il n'as point de mains?

LUTLUT (read chapter in LUT)

Weh dem, der mit seinem Schöpfer hadert, eine Scherbe wie andere irdene Scherben. Spricht der Ton auch zu seinem Töpfer: Was machst du? Du beweisest deine Hände nicht an deinem Werke.

RSTRST (read chapter in RST)

Горе тому, кто препирается с Создателем своим, черепок из черепков земных! Скажет ли глина горшечнику: 'что ты делаешь?' и твое дело [скажет ли о тебе]: 'у него нет рук?'

SESE (read chapter in SE)

¡Ay del que pleitea con su Hacedor! ¡El tiesto, contra los tiestos de la tierra! ¿Dirá el barro al que lo labra: Qué haces? y tu obra: No tiene forma.

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