8 “Raina down, you heavens, from above, And let the skies pour down righteousness; Let the earth open, let them bring forth salvation, And let righteousness spring up together. I, the Lord, have created it.
9 “Woe to him who strives with ahis Maker! Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth! bShall the clay say to him who forms it, ‘What are you making?’ Or shall your handiwork say, ‘He has no hands’?
10 Woe to him who says to his father, ‘What are you begetting?’ Or to the woman, ‘What have you brought forth?’ ”
11 Thus says the Lord, The Holy One of Israel, and his Maker: a“Ask Me of things to come concerning bMy sons; And concerning cthe work of My hands, you command Me.
12aI have made the earth, And bcreated man on it. I—My hands—stretched out the heavens, And call their host I have commanded.
13aI have raised him up in righteousness, And I will1 direct all his ways; He shall bbuild My city And let My exiles go free, cNot for price nor reward,” Says the Lord of hosts.
The Lord, the Only Savior
14 Thus says the Lord: a“The labor of Egypt and merchandise of Cush And of the Sabeans, men of stature, Shall come over to you, and they shall be yours; They shall walk behind you, They shall come over bin chains; And they shall bow down to you. They will make supplication to you, saying,c‘Surely God is in you, And thereis no other; dThereis no other God.’ ”
15 Truly You are God, awho hide Yourself, O God of Israel, the Savior!
If it be wrong for a child, born in less favorable circumstances, to upbraid his parents with having given him birth, a fortiori, it is, to upbraid God for His dealings with us. Rather translate, "a father . . . a woman." The Jews considered themselves exclusively God's children and were angry that God should adopt the Gentiles besides. Woe to him who says to one already a father, Why dost thou beget other children? [HORSLEY].
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