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Isaiah 29:16

Isaiah · Old Testament · Chapter 29

“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

What Does Isaiah 29:16 Mean?

Isaiah 29:16 is found in the book of Isaiah, chapter 29, verse 16 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 10 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (10)

These passages are connected to Isaiah 29:16 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Romans 9:20“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?”Isaiah 64:8“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.”Romans 9:19“Thou wilt say then unto me, Why doth he yet find fault? For who hath resisted his will?”Isaiah 45:9“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?”Psalms 94:8“Understand, ye brutish among the people: and ye fools, when will ye be wise?”Isaiah 10:15“Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth therewith? or shall the saw magnify itself against him that shaketh it? as if the rod should shake itself against them that lift it up, or as if the staff should lift up itself, as if it were no wood.”Jeremiah 18:1“The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,”Psalms 103:14“For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust.”Isaiah 24:1“Behold, the LORD maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof.”Acts 17:6“And when they found them not, they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also;”

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