Isaiah
Isaiah 29:16
16You have turned things upside down,
as if the potter were regarded as clay.
Shall what is formed say to him who formed it,
“He did not make me”?e
Can the pottery say of the potter,
“He has no understanding”?
Footnotes
- e 29:16 Cited in Romans 9:20|ROM 9:20
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| You have turned things upside down | הַ֨פְכְּכֶ֔ם | hap̄·kə·ḵem | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine plural | H2017 the contrary, contrariness, perversity |
| as if | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| the potter | הַיֹּצֵ֖ר | hay·yō·ṣêr | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H3335 form, fashion |
| were regarded | יֵֽחָשֵׁ֑ב | yê·ḥā·šêḇ | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H2803 think, account |
| as clay | כְּחֹ֥מֶר | kə·ḥō·mer | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct | H2563 cement, mortar, clay |
| Shall | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| what is formed | מַעֲשֶׂ֤ה | ma·‘ă·śeh | Noun - masculine singular | H4639 deed, work |
| say | יֹאמַ֨ר | yō·mar | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to him who formed it | לְעֹשֵׂ֙הוּ֙ | lə·‘ō·śê·hū | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| He did not | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| make me | עָשָׂ֔נִי | ‘ā·śā·nî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular | H6213 do, make |
| Can the pottery | וְיֵ֛צֶר | wə·yê·ṣer | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H3336 form, framing, purpose |
| say | אָמַ֥ר | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| of the potter | לְיוֹצְר֖וֹ | lə·yō·wṣ·rōw | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H3335 form, fashion |
| He has no | לֹ֥א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| understanding | הֵבִֽין׃ | hê·ḇîn | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H995 discern |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Romans 9:19–21 · Isaiah 64:8 · Isaiah 45:9–11 · Psalm 94:8–9 · Jeremiah 18:1–10
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.