Isaiah 45:11

Isaiah 45:11

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.

12 ^aI have made the earth,
And ^bcreated man on it.
I—My hands—stretched out the heavens,
And ^call their host I have commanded.

13 ^aI 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 there is no other;
^dThere is no other God.’ ”

Commentaries:

Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

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Ask . . . command—Instead of striving with Me in regard to My purposes, your wisdom is in prayer to ask, and even command Me, in so far as it is for My glory, and for your real good (Mark 11:24; John 16:23, John 16:13, latter part of the verse; I John 3:22).

sons— (Isaiah 54:13; Galatians 3:26).

work of my hands—spiritually (Ephesians 2:10); also literal Israel (Isaiah 60:21). MAURER translates, instead of "command," Leave it to Me, in My dealings concerning My sons and concerning the work of My hands, to do what I will with My own. LOWTH reads it interrogatively, Do ye presume to question Me and dictate to Me (see Isaiah 45:9-10)? The same sense is given, if the words be taken in irony. But English Version is best.

**Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Isaiah 45:11:**

Isaiah 45:19
Isaiah 60:21
Habakkuk 3:2

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