Verse 9

Woe to those who strive with their Maker, like a piece of pottery among the potsherds of the earth! Shall the clay say to the potter, ‘What are you making?’ or ‘Your work has no handles’?

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Ve den som strides med sin Skaper! En leirkarl blant leirkar! Skal leiren si til ham som former den: 'Hva gjør du?' eller 'Han har ikke hender'?

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Ve den som strider mot sin skaper, et leirkaret blant leirkarrene på jorden! Skal leiren si til den som former den: Hva gjør du? Eller ditt arbeid: Han har ingen hender?

• Norsk King James

  Ve den som strides med sin Skaper! La leiren strides med leiren på jorden. Skal leiren si til ham som former den: Hva lager du? eller til verket: Har han ikke hender?

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Ve den som krangler med sin skaper, et leirskår blant leirkar! Kan leiren si til den som former det: Hva gjør du? Eller kan ditt verk si om deg: Han har ingen hender?

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Ve den som kives med sin skaper! Et leirkar blant leirkarene på jorden. Skal leiren si til sin mester: Hva gjør du? Eller ditt verk: Han har ingen hender?

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Ve den som trettes med sin skaper! Skal et leirskår strive med leirskår på jorden? Skal leiren si til den som former den: Hva lager du? eller: Ditt verk har ingen hender?

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Ve den som strider mot sin Skaper! La knuste krukker stride med hverandre. Skal leiren si til den som har formet den: «Hva er det du gjør?» Eller skal verket råde: «Du bruker ingen hender?»

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Ve den som trettes med sin skaper! Skal et leirskår strive med leirskår på jorden? Skal leiren si til den som former den: Hva lager du? eller: Ditt verk har ingen hender?

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Ve den som fører sak mot sin Skaper, en skår av leire blant jordens leirved. Skal leiren si til den som former den: «Hva gjør du?» eller: «Han har ingen hender»?

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Ve den som tretter med sin skaper, et leirkar blant leirkarene på jorden. Skal leiren si til ham som former den: 'Hva gjør du?' Eller si: 'Han har ingen hender?'

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Vee den, som trætter med den, der dannede ham, et Skaar, (som er lige med andre) Skaar af Jord! mon Leret kan sige til den, som dannede det: Hvad gjør du? eller (kan) din Gjerning (sige om dig): Han haver ingen Hænder?

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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?

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Ve den som kjemper mot sin skaper! La leirskåren kjempe mot leirskår på jorden. Skal leiren si til ham som former den, hva lager du? Eller til hans verk, han har ingen hender?

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Woe to him who strives with his Maker! Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth. Shall the clay say to him who forms it, What are you making? or shall your work say, He has no hands?

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  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?

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Ve den som strider mot sin Skaper—et leirskår blant leirskårene på jorden! Skal leiren spørre ham som former den, "Hva lager du?" eller si om det han gjør, "Han har ingen hender"?

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Ve den som strider mot sin skaper, en leirbit blant leirbiter på marken! Skal leiren si til den som former den: ‘Hva gjør du?’ Eller om ens verk: ‘Han har ingen hender?’

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Ve den som strider mot sin skaper! Et leirskår blant jordens leirskår! Skal leiren si til sin pottemaker: Hva lager du? Eller til den som former det: Han har ingen hender?

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Forbannet er den som fører klage mot sin Skaper, potten mot pottemakeren! Vil leiren si til den som arbeider med den, Hva gjør du, det mangler håndtak?

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Wo be vnto him that chydeth wt his maker, the potsherde with the potter. Saieth ye claye to the potter: What makest thou? or, yi worke serueth for nothige?

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Woe be vnto him that striueth with his maker, the potsherd with the potsherds of the earth: shall the clay say to him that facioneth it, What makest thou? or thy worke, It hath none hands?

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Wo be vnto hym that striueth with his maker, let the potsherde striue with the potsherdes of the earth: Saieth the clay to the potter, What makest thou? or, thy worke is not perfectly done.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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?

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  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?"

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Wo `to' him who is striving with his Former, (A potsherd with potsherds of the ground!) Doth clay say to its Framer, `What dost thou?' And thy work, `He hath no hands?'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker! a potsherd among the potsherds of the earth! Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it, What makest thou? or thy work, He hath no hands?

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Cursed is he who has an argument with his Maker, the pot which has an argument with the Potter! Will the wet earth say to him who is working with it, What are you doing, that your work has nothing by which it may be gripped?

• World English Bible (2000)

  Woe to him who strives with his Maker-- a clay pot among the clay pots of the earth! Shall the clay ask him who fashions it, 'What are you making?' or your work, 'He has no hands?'

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The Lord Gives a Warning One who argues with his Creator is in grave danger, one who is like a mere shard among the other shards on the ground! The clay should not say to the potter,“What in the world are you doing? Your work lacks skill!”

Referenced Verses

• Rom 9:20-21 : 20 But who are you, O man, to answer back to God? Will what is molded say to its maker, 'Why have you made me like this?' 21 Does not the potter have the right over the clay to make out of the same lump one vessel for honorable use and another for dishonorable use?
• Isa 29:16 : 16 You turn things upside down, as if the potter were thought to be like the clay! Shall what is formed say to the one who formed it, 'You did not make me'? Can the pot say to the potter, 'You know nothing'?
• Isa 64:8 : 8 Do not be exceedingly angry, LORD, and do not remember our sins forever. Behold us, we are all your people.
• Jer 18:6 : 6 “Can I not do with you, O house of Israel, as this potter does?” declares the Lord. “Behold, like clay in the potter’s hand, so are you in My hand, O house of Israel.
• Jer 50:24 : 24 I set a trap for you, Babylon, and you were caught before you knew it. You were found and captured because you challenged the LORD.
• Prov 21:30 : 30 There is no wisdom, no understanding, and no counsel that can stand against the LORD.
• Isa 10:15 : 15 Does the axe exalt itself above the one who wields it? Or does the saw boast against the one who moves it? It would be like a rod waving the one who lifts it, or a staff acting as though it were not made of wood.
• Exod 9:16-17 : 16 But I have raised you up for this purpose: that I might show you my power and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth. 17 You still set yourself against my people and refuse to let them go.
• Job 15:24-26 : 24 Distress and anguish terrify him; they overpower him like a king prepared for battle. 25 For he has stretched out his hand against God and boasts arrogantly against the Almighty. 26 He rushes against Him defiantly, with a sturdy shield for the thickness of his defense.
• Job 40:8-9 : 8 Would you indeed annul My justice? Would you condemn Me that you may be justified? 9 Do you have an arm like God's, and can your voice thunder like His?
• Ps 2:2-9 : 2 The kings of the earth take their stand, and the rulers gather together against the Lord and against His Anointed One. 3 Let us break their chains and throw off their ropes from us. 4 The One enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord scoffs at them. 5 Then He speaks to them in His anger and terrifies them in His wrath: 6 I have installed My King on Zion, My holy mountain. 7 I will proclaim the decree of the Lord: He said to me, 'You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.' 8 Ask of Me, and I will make the nations Your inheritance and the ends of the earth Your possession. 9 You will break them with an iron rod; You will shatter them like a potter's vessel.