Isaiah 45:9 — compare English translations
Compare translationsIsaiah 45:9 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
ה֗וֹי
hôwy
H1945
alas
רָ֚ב
rîyb
H7378
to contend
אֶת
ʼêth
H854
with
יֹ֣צְר֔וֹ
yâtsar
H3335
to form
חֶ֖רֶשׂ
cheres
H2789
pottery
אֶת
ʼêth
H854
with
חַרְשֵׂ֣י
cheres
H2789
pottery
אֲדָמָ֑ה
ʼădâmâh
H127
ground
הֲיֹאמַ֨ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
חֹ֤מֶר
chômer
H2563
mortar
לְיֹֽצְרוֹ֙
yâtsar
H3335
to form
מַֽה
mâh
H4100
what
תַּעֲשֶׂ֔ה
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
וּפָעָלְךָ֖
pôʻal
H6467
work
אֵין
ʼayin
H369
nothing
יָדַ֥יִם
yâd
H3027
hand
לֽוֹ
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World English Bible Public Domain
Woe to him who strives with his Maker--a potsherd among the potsherds of the earth! Shall the clay ask him who fashions it, "What are you making?" or your work, "He has no hands?"
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King James Version Public Domain
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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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Woe to the one contending with his fashioner, a shard among the shards of the ground! Shall the clay say to its fashioner, “What are you making?” or “Your work, there are no hands to it”?
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).