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Isaiah 29:16

Isaiah 29:16
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?

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Surely your turning of things upside down,.... Revolving things in their minds, throwing them into different shapes, forming various schemes, and inverting the order of things by their deep counsels,…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Surely your turning of things upside down - Your perversion of all things. They had no just views of truth. They deemed mere formality to be all that was required. They attempted to conceal their…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Isaiah 29:9-16

Here, I. The prophet stands amazed at the stupidity of the greatest part of the Jewish nation. They had Levites, who taught the good knowledge of the Lord and had encouragement from Hezekiah in doing…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Shall the creature attempt to outwit the Creator?

Surely your turning … clay Render as R.V. marg.: O your perversity! Shall the potter be counted as clay? "Is there no difference between maker and…

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