Romans 9:20

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus?

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Μενοῦνγε, ὦ ἄνθρωπε, σὺ τίς εἶ ὁ ἀνταποκρινόμενος τῷ Θεῷ; Μὴ ἐρεῖ τὸ πλάσμα τῷ πλάσαντι, Τί με ἐποίησας οὕτως;

Transliteration

Menounge, O anthrōpe, you who are ei the antapokrinomenos to Theō? Mē erei the plasma to the plasanti, Why me epoiēsas thus?

Grammar Details

• *Menounge*: particle - on the contrary/rather/indeed
• *anthrōpe*: vocative, masculine, singular - O man
• *ei*: present, indicative, 2nd person singular - you are
• *antapokrinomenos*: present, participle, middle, nominative, masculine, singular - answering back
• *Theō*: dative, masculine, singular - to God
• *Mē*: negative particle [introduces question expecting negative answer]
• *erei*: future, indicative, active, 3rd person singular - will say
• *plasma*: nominative, neuter, singular - thing formed/creation
• *plasanti*: aorist, participle, active, dative, masculine, singular - to the one having formed
• *epoiēsas*: aorist, indicative, active, 2nd person singular - you made

Word Meanings

• *Menounge*: on the contrary/rather/indeed
• *anthrōpe*: man/human/mortal
• *antapokrinomenos*: answering back/talking back/disputing
• *plasma*: thing formed/creation/vessel
• *plasanti*: to the one having formed/to the maker/to the creator
• *epoiēsas*: you made/created/fashioned

Referenced Verses

• Isa 29:16 : 16 Surely your turning of things upside down shall be esteemed as the potter's clay: for shall the work say of him that made it, He made me not? or shall the thing framed say of him that framed it, He had no understanding?
• Isa 45:9-9 : 9 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? 10 Woe unto him that saith unto his father, What begettest thou? or to the woman, What hast thou brought forth? 11 Thus saith the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker, Ask me of things to come concerning my sons, and concerning the work of my hands command ye me.
• Isa 64:8 : 8 But now, O LORD, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand.
• Job 33:13 : 13 Why dost thou strive against him? for he giveth not account of any of his matters.
• Job 36:23 : 23 Who hath enjoined him his way? or who can say, Thou hast wrought iniquity?
• Job 38:2-3 : 2 Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge? 3 Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me.
• Job 40:2 : 2 Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.
• Job 16:3 : 3 Shall vain words have an end? or what emboldeneth thee that thou answerest?
• Job 42:2-6 : 2 I know that thou canst do every thing, and that no thought can be withholden from thee. 3 Who is he that hideth counsel without knowledge? therefore have I uttered that I understood not; things too wonderful for me, which I knew not. 4 Hear, I beseech thee, and I will speak: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me. 5 I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eye seeth thee. 6 Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes.
• 1 Tim 6:5 : 5 Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself.
• Titus 2:9 : 9 Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please them well in all things; not answering again;
• Jas 2:20 : 20 But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?
• Job 40:5 : 5 Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yea, twice; but I will proceed no further.
• Job 40:8 : 8 Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous?
• Mic 6:8 : 8 He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?
• Matt 20:15 : 15 {G2228} Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?
• Rom 2:1 : 1 Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things.
• 1 Cor 1:20 : 20 Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?
• 1 Cor 7:16 : 16 For what knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save thy husband? or how knowest thou, O man, whether thou shalt save thy wife?