Verse 9

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?

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»?

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  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’?

• biblecontext

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• 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?

• 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 indeed, O man, who are you to reply against God? Shall the thing formed say to Him who formed it, Why have you made me like this? 21 Does not the potter have power over the clay, from the same lump to make one vessel for honor and another for dishonor?
• 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 64:8 : 8 But now, O LORD, you are our father; we are the clay, and you our potter; and we all are the work of your hand.
• Jer 18:6 : 6 O house of Israel, can I not do with you as this potter? says the LORD. Behold, as the clay is in the potter's hand, so are you in my hand, O house of Israel.
• Jer 50:24 : 24 I have set a trap for you, and you are also caught, O Babylon, and you were not aware: you are found, and also caught, because you have fought against the LORD.
• Prov 21:30 : 30 There is no wisdom, nor understanding, nor counsel against the LORD.
• Isa 10:15 : 15 Shall the ax boast against him who cuts with it? Or shall the saw magnify itself against him who shakes it? As if the rod should shake itself against those who lift it up, or as if the staff should lift up itself, as if it were not wood.
• Exod 9:16-17 : 16 And indeed, for this purpose, I have raised you up, to show in you my power; that my name may be declared throughout all the earth. 17 As yet you exalt yourself against my people, that you will not let them go?
• Job 15:24-26 : 24 Trouble and anguish make him afraid; they prevail against him, as a king ready for battle. 25 For he stretches out his hand against God, and strengthens himself against the Almighty. 26 He runs upon Him, even on his neck, upon the thick bosses of his shields.
• Job 40:8-9 : 8 Will you also annul my judgment? Will you condemn me, that you may be justified? 9 Do you have an arm like God, or can you thunder with a voice like him?
• Ps 2:2-9 : 2 The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying, 3 Let us break their bonds apart, and cast away their cords from us. 4 He who sits in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision. 5 Then shall he speak to them in his wrath, and distress them in his deep displeasure. 6 Yet I have set my king upon my holy hill of Zion. 7 I will declare the decree: the LORD has said to me, 'You are my Son; this day I have begotten you.' 8 Ask of me, and I shall give you the nations for your inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for your possession. 9 You shall break them with a rod of iron; you shall dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.