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The Book of Isaiah, Chapter 45, Verse 10

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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?
King James Version
Woe unto him that saith unto [his] father, What begettest thou? or to the woman, What hast thou brought forth?
American Standard Version
Woe unto him that saith unto a father, What begettest thou? or to a woman, With what travailest thou?
New English Translation
Danger awaits one who says to his father,“What in the world are you fathering?” and to his mother,“What in the world are you bringing forth?”
World English Bible
Woe to him who says to a father, 'What have you become the father of?' or to a mother, 'To what have you given birth?'"
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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.
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I have made the earth, and created man upon it: I, [even] my hands, have stretched out the heavens, and all their host have I commanded.
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I have raised him up in righteousness, and I will direct all his ways: he shall build my city, and he shall let go my captives, not for price nor reward, saith the LORD of hosts.
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Thus saith the LORD, The labour of Egypt, and merchandise of Ethiopia and of the Sabeans, men of stature, shall come over unto thee, and they shall be thine: they shall come after thee; in chains they shall come over, and they shall fall down unto thee, they shall make supplication unto thee, [saying], Surely God [is] in thee; and [there is] none else, [there is] no God.
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Verily thou [art] a God that hidest thyself, O God of Israel, the Saviour.
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They shall be ashamed, and also confounded, all of them: they shall go to confusion together [that are] makers of idols.
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[But] Israel shall be saved in the LORD with an everlasting salvation: ye shall not be ashamed nor confounded world without end.
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For thus saith the LORD that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I [am] the LORD; and [there is] none else.
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I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth: I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me in vain: I the LORD speak righteousness, I declare things that are right.
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Assemble yourselves and come; draw near together, ye [that are] escaped of the nations: they have no knowledge that set up the wood of their graven image, and pray unto a god [that] cannot save.