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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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Surely your turning of things upside down,.... Revolving things in their minds, throwing them into different shapes,…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Surely your turning of things upside down - Your perversion of all things. They had no just views of truth. They deemed…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Isaiah 29:9-16
Here, I. The prophet stands amazed at the stupidity of the greatest part of the Jewish nation. They had Levites, who…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Shall the creature attempt to outwit the Creator?
Surely your turning … clay Render as R.V. marg.: O your perversity!…
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