Isaiah

Isaiah 45:9–10

⁹Woe to him who quarrels with his Maker—

one clay pot among many.

Does the clay ask the potter,

‘What are you making?’^b

Does your work say,

‘He has no hands’?

¹⁰Woe to him who says to his father,

‘What have you begotten?’

or to his mother,

‘What have you brought forth?’”

Footnotes

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
Woe	ה֗וֹי	hō·w	Interjection	H1945 Ah, Alas, Ha
to him who quarrels	רָ֚ב	rāḇ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7378 strive, contend
with his Maker	יֹ֣צְר֔וֹ	yō·ṣə·rōw	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3335 form, fashion
one clay pot	חֶ֖רֶשׂ	ḥe·reś	Noun - masculine singular	H2789 earthenware, earthen vessel, sherd, potsherd
among many	חַרְשֵׂ֣י	ḥar·śê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H2789 earthenware, earthen vessel, sherd, potsherd
Does the clay	חֹ֤מֶר	ḥō·mer	Noun - masculine singular	H2563 cement, mortar, clay
ask	הֲיֹאמַ֨ר	hă·yō·mar	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
the potter	לְיֹֽצְרוֹ֙	lə·yō·ṣə·rōw	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3335 form, fashion
What	מַֽה־	mah-	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
are you making	תַּעֲשֶׂ֔ה	ta·‘ă·śeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
Does your work say	וּפָעָלְךָ֖	ū·p̄ā·‘ā·lə·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H6467 doing, deed, work
He has no	אֵין־	’ên-	Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
hands	יָדַ֥יִם	yā·ḏa·yim	Noun - fd	H3027 hand

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Woe	ה֛וֹי	hō·w	Interjection	H1945 Ah, Alas, Ha
to him who says	אֹמֵ֥ר	’ō·mêr	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to his father	לְאָ֖ב	lə·’āḇ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H1 father
What	מַה־	mah-	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
have you begotten	תּוֹלִ֑יד	tō·w·lîḏ	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
or to his mother	וּלְאִשָּׁ֖ה	ū·lə·’iš·šāh	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
What	מַה־	mah-	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
have you brought forth	תְּחִילִֽין׃ס	tə·ḥî·lîn	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular; Paragogic nun	H2342 whirl, dance, writhe

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Isaiah 45:9 Romans 9:20–21 · Isaiah 64:8 · Isaiah 10:15 · Jeremiah 18:6 · Isaiah 29:16 · Proverbs 21:30 · Job 40:8–9 · Psalm 2:2–9 · 1 Corinthians 10:22 · Exodus 9:16–17 · Jeremiah 50:24 · Job 15:24–26

Isaiah 45:10 Malachi 1:6 · Deuteronomy 27:16

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.