Isaiah 29:16
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King James Version (modern wording)
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?
Isaiah 29:16 (KJV)
American Standard Version
Ye turn things upside down! Shall the potter be esteemed as clay; that the thing made should say of him that made it, He made me not; or the thing formed say of him that formed it, He hath no understanding?
Isaiah 29:16 (ASV)
Berean Standard Bible
You have turned things upside down, as if the potter were regarded as clay. Shall what is formed say to him who formed it, “He did not make me”? Can the pottery say of the potter, “He has no understanding”?
Isaiah 29:16 (BSB)
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What does Isaiah 29:16 say?
Isaiah 29:16 in modern King James wording reads: "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?"
Where is Isaiah 29:16 found in the Bible?
Isaiah 29:16 is verse 16 of chapter 29 of the book of Isaiah, in the Old Testament. Isaiah has 66 chapters.
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