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?
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The verse 9 is found in chapter 45 of Isaiah. Cyrus is called Yahweh’s anointed and receives authority to open doors and subdue nations, even though he may not personally know the God who uses him. The choice of a foreign ruler emphasizes divine sovereignty over empires. The ultimate purpose is not to glorify Cyrus, but to show that there is no God besides Yahweh.
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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.
¡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?
¡Ay del que contiende con su hacedor, un tiesto entre los tiestos de la tierra! ¿Dirá el barro al que lo forma: “¿Qué haces?”, o tu obra: “Él no tiene manos”?
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'a point de mains?
Guai a chi contende col suo Formatore! contenda il testo co’ testi di terra; l’argilla dirà ella al suo formatore: Che fai? non vi è alcuna opera di mani nel tuo lavoro.
Ai daquele que contende com o seu Criador! o caco entre outros cacos de barro! Porventura dirá o barro ao que o formou: Que fazes? ou a tua obra: Não tens mãos?
「那與造他的主爭論的人有禍了! 他不過是地上瓦塊中的一片 。 泥土豈可對塑造它的說:『你做的是甚麼? 你所做的物怎麼沒有把手呢? 』
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