Isaiah

Isaiah 45:9

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’?

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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.