Isaiah 29:16 — all translations

American Standard Version (1901)

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?

ASV Byzantine Text

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?

Asang Khongca Bible

Nangcae mah hmuennawk buenglueng tamlet ah na paqoi o boih boeh, laom sahkung loe amlai long baktiah na poek o; a sak ih hmuen mah sahkung khaeah, kai loe anih mah ni sak, tiah thui tih maw? Laom mah laom sahkung khaeah, Anih loe tidoeh panoek ai, tiah thui tih maw?

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

Nangmih khuplat rhoek aw, ambop te amlai bangla a poek vetih bitat aka saii taengah, “Kai n'saii boeh,” ti saeh a? Benbonah la amah aka saii te yakming pawh,” ti saeh a?

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Nangmih khuplat rhoek aw, ambop te amlai bangla a poek vetih bitat aka saii taengah, “Kai n'saii boeh,” ti saeh a? Benbonah la amah aka saii te yakming pawh,” ti saeh a?

Hawaiian Bible 1868

Auwe ko oukou lauwili! E manaoia anei ka lepo me ka mea nana i kawili: E olelo anei ka mea i hanaia i ka mea nana ia i hana, Aole ia i hana mai ia'u? E olelo anei ka mea i kapiliia i ka mea nana ia i kapili, Aole ia i ike?

English 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”?

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Nou vire tout bagay lanvè! Kilès ki pi konsekan, moun k'ap fè krich yo osinon tè wouj la? Eske bagay yon nonm fè ka di moun ki fè l' la se pa ou ki fè m'? Eske yon krich ka di moun ki fè l' la se moun sòt ou ye?

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Perversa est hæc vestra cogitatio; quasi si lutum contra figulum cogitet, et dicat opus factori suo: Non fecisti me; et figmentum dicat fictori suo: Non intelligis.

Bible in Basic English

You are turning things upside down! Is the wet earth the same to you as the one who is forming it? will the thing made say of him who made it, He made me not: or the thing formed say of him who gave it form, He has no knowledge?

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Vos perversités !… Le potier sera-t-il estimé comme l’argile, pour que la chose faite dise de celui qui l’a faite : Il ne m’a pas faite ? et que ce qui est formé dise de celui qui l’a formé : Il n’a pas d’intelligence ?

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Převrácená myšlení vaše zdali nejsou podobná hlině hrnčířově? Zdali říká dílo o dělníku svém: Neučinil mne? A účinek říká-liž o učiniteli svém: Nerozuměl?

Kosraean Bible

Elos ekulla ma nukewa. Su kac yohk sripa uh: mwet orek ahlu ke kle, ku kle uh? Mwet se fin orala sie ma, ya ma se el orala uh ku in fahk nu sel, “Tia kom pa oreyula”? ku “Kom tia etu ma kom oru an”?

World Portuguese Bible

Vocês viram as coisas de cabeça para baixo! Acaso o oleiro deve ser considerado igual ao barro, para que a coisa feita diga sobre aquele que a fez: “Ele não me fez”; ou a coisa formada diga daquele que a formou: “Ele não tem entendimento”?

Romanian BTF Bible

Cu siguranţă perversitatea voastră va fi socotită ca lutul olarului; căci va spune lucrarea despre cel care a făcut-o: Nu el m-a făcut? Sau lucrul alcătuit va spune despre cel care l-a alcătuit: Nu a avut înţelegere?

Brenton English Septuagint

Shall ye not be counted as clay of the potter? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Thou didst not form me? or the work to the maker, Thou hast not made me wisely?

Burmese Common Language Bible

သူတို့သည်အရာခပ်သိမ်းကိုကပြောင်းက ပြန်ဖြစ်စေတတ်ကြ၏။ အိုးထိန်းသည်နှင့် အိုးမြေတို့တွင် အဘယ်သူကပို၍အရေး ကြီးပါသနည်း။ လူ့လက်ဖြင့်ပြီးသောအရာ တစ်ခုကလူကိုပြန်၍``ငါသည်သင်ပြုလုပ် ထားသည့်အရာမဟုတ်'' ဟူ၍သော်လည်း ကောင်း``သင်သည်မိမိပြုလုပ်လျက်နေသည့် အမှုကိုမသိ'' ဟူ၍သော်လည်းကောင်း ဆိုနိုင်ပါမည်လော။

Darby Translation

[Oh] your perverseness! — Shall the potter be esteemed as the clay, so that the work 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?

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

O über eure Verkehrtheit! Soll denn der Töpfer dem Tone gleichgeachtet werden? Daß das Werk von seinem Meister spreche: Er hat mich nicht gemacht! Und das Gebilde von seinem Bildner spreche: Er versteht es nicht!

Dutch Bible 1917

Ulieder omkeren is, alsof de pottenbakker geacht werd als leem, dat het maaksel zeide van zijn maker: Hij heeft mij niet gemaakt; en het geformeerde vat van zijn pottenbakker zeide: Hij verstaat het niet.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Wat dwaasheid! Is dan de pottenbakker gelijk aan het leem, Dat het maaksel van zijn maker zou zeggen: Hij vormde mij niet; En de pot van den pottenbakker zou zeggen: Hij heeft er geen verstand van?

Italian Diodati Bible

Oh vostra perversità! sarebbe il vasellaio reputato come l'argilla? l'opera direbbe ella del suo fattore: Egli non mi ha fatta? e la cosa formata direbbe ella del suo formatore: Egli non l'ha intesa ?

Douay-Rheims 1899

This thought of yours is perverse: as if the clay should think against the potter, and the work should say to the maker thereof: Thou madest me not: or the thing framed should say to him that fashioned it: Thou understandest not.

Geneva Bible 1599

Your turning of deuises shall it not be esteemed as the potters clay? for shall the worke say of him that made it, Hee made me not? or the thing formed, say of him that facioned it, He had none vnderstanding?

Noyes Bible

Alas, your perverseness! Is the potter to be esteemed as the clay, That the work should say of its maker, He made me not? And the thing formed say of him that formed it, He hath no understanding?

Danish Bible 1931

I Dårer, regnes Ler og Pottemager lige, så Værk kan sige om Mester: “Han skabte mig ikke!” eller Kunstværk om Kunstner: “Han fattes Forstand!”

Leeser Tanakh

Oh your perverseness! shall the potter be esteemed as the clay? that the work shall say of its maker, He hath not made me? or shall the thing framed say of its framer, He had no understanding?

JPS TaNaKH 1917

O your perversity! 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 framed say of him that framed it: 'He hath no understanding?'

King James Version

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?

King James Version + Apocrypha

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?

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Các ngươi thật là trái ngược quá, há nên xem người thợ gốm như đất sét sao? Đồ vật há được nói về kẻ làm nên mình rằng: Nó chẳng làm ra ta? Cái bình há được nói về kẻ tạo mình rằng: Nó chẳng có trí hiểu đâu.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

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?

Revised West Version

Ko e moʻoni ko hoʻomou fulifulihi ʻae ngaahi meʻa ʻe tatau mo e ʻumea ʻoe tangata ngaohi ipu: he ʻe lea pehē koā ʻae meʻa kuo ngaohi kiate ia naʻa ne fakatufungaʻi, naʻe ʻikai te ne ngaohi au? Pe, ʻe pehē ʻae meʻa kuo ngaohi kiate ia naʻe ngaohi ia, naʻe ʻikai haʻane ʻilo?

French Ostervald Bible

Pervers que vous êtes, l'argile sera-t-elle estimée à l'égal du potier? tellement que l'ouvrage dise de celui qui l'a fait: Il ne m'a point fait; et que l'œuvre dise de l'ouvrier: Il n'y entend rien?

Esperanto Bible

Ho, via perverseco! Ĉu la potfaristo estas rigardata kiel egala al la argilo? ĉu faritaĵo diras pri sia farinto: Li min ne faris? kaj ĉu kreitaĵo diras pri sia kreinto: Li ne estas kompetenta?

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

Quelle perversité est la vôtre! Le potier doit-il être considéré comme de l’argile, Pour que l’ouvrage dise de l’ouvrier: Il ne m’a point fait? Pour que le vase dise du potier: Il n’a point d’intelligence?

German Luther Bible 1912

Wie seid ihr so verkehrt! Gleich als wenn des Töpfers Ton gedächte und ein Werk spräche von seinem Meister: Er hat mich nicht gemacht! und ein Gemächte spräche von seinem Töpfer: Er kennt mich nicht!

LXX2012 U. S. English

Shall you⌃ not be counted as clay of the potter? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, You did not form me? or the work to the maker, You have not made me wisely?

British English Septuagint 2012

Shall you⌃ not be counted as clay of the potter? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, You did not form me? or the work to the maker, You have not made me wisely?

Majority 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”?

Webster Bible

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?

Revised Version

Ye turn things upside down! Shall the potter be counted as clay; that the thing made should say of him that made it, He made me not; or the thing framed say of him that framed it, He hath no understanding?

Italian Riveduta Bible

Che perversità è la vostra! Il vasaio sarà egli reputato al par dell’argilla sì che l’opera dica dell’operaio: “Ei non m’ha fatto?” sì che il vaso dica al vasaio: “Non ci capisce nulla?”

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Vous renversez toutes choses ! Le potier peut-il être considéré comme l'argile, pour que l'ouvrage dise de son ouvrier : « Il ne m'a pas fait » ; ou que le vase formé dise de celui qui l'a formé : « Il n'a aucune intelligence » ?

Reina Valera 1909

Vuestra subversión ciertamente será reputada como el barro del alfarero. ¿La obra dirá de su hacedor, No me hizo; y dirá el vaso de aquel que lo ha formado, No entendió?

Spanish BLL

¡Ustedes lo ponen todo al revés! ¿Acaso se puede pensar que el alfarero es igual al barro? ¿Puede la obra decirle a su hacedor: “Él no me hizo”? ¿O puede el objeto decir del que lo modeló: “Él no entiende nada”?

Spanish Free Bible for the World

¡Qué perversidad la vuestra! ¿Acaso el alfarero será considerado como el barro? ¿Dirá la obra de su hacedor: «No me hizo»? ¿O dirá la vasija de quien la formó: «No tiene entendimiento»?

Croatian Bible

Kolike li naopakosti vaše! Cijeni li se glina kao lončar, pa da djelo rekne svome tvorcu: “NIje me on načinio”? Ili lonac da rekne lončaru: “On ne razumije ništa”?

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

Naopake misli vaše nisu li kao kao lončarski? Govori li delo za onog koji ga je načinio: Nije me načinio? I lonac govori li za onog koji ga je načinio: Ne razume?

German Textbibel

O über eure Verkehrtheit! Oder darf der Töpfer dem Thone gleich geachtet werden? Daß das Geschöpf von seinem Schöpfer sagen könnte: Er hat mich nicht geschaffen! und der Topf von dem Töpfer sagen könnte: Er versteht nichts!

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

Shall ye not be counted as clay of the potter? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Thou didst not form me? or the work to the maker, Thou hast not made me wisely?

Hebrew OT (WLC)

הַ֨פְכְּכֶ֔ם אִם־כְּחֹ֥מֶר הַיֹּצֵ֖ר יֵֽחָשֵׁ֑ב כִּֽי־יֹאמַ֨ר מַעֲשֶׂ֤ה לְעֹשֵׂ֨הוּ֙ לֹ֣א עָשָׂ֔נִי וְיֵ֛צֶר אָמַ֥ר לְיוֹצְר֖וֹ לֹ֥א הֵבִֽין׃