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href="/bsb/isaiah/45.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/isaiah/45.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Woe to the one who says to a father, &#8216What have you begotten?&#8217 or to a mother, &#8216What have you brought to birth?&#8217<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/isaiah/45.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />How terrible it would be if a newborn baby said to its father, ‘Why was I born?’ or if it said to its mother, ‘Why did you make me this way?’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/45.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Woe to him who says to a father, ‘What are you begetting?’ or to a woman, ‘With what are you in labor?’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/45.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Woe to him who says to his father, ‘What have you begotten?’ or to his mother, ‘What have you brought forth?’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/45.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Woe unto him that saith unto <i>his</i> father, What begettest thou? or to the woman, What hast thou brought forth?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/45.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Woe to him who says to <i>his</i> father, ‘What are you begetting?’ Or to the woman, ‘What have you brought forth?’ ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/45.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Woe to him who says to a father, ‘What are you fathering?’ Or to a woman, ‘To what are you giving birth?’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/45.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Woe to him who says to a father, &#8216What are you begetting?&#8217 Or to a woman, &#8216To what are you giving birth?&#8217&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/45.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Woe to him who says to a father, ‘What are you begetting?’ Or to a woman, ‘To what are you giving birth?’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/45.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Woe to him who says to a father, ‘What are you begetting?’ Or to a woman, ‘<i>With</i> what are you in labor pains?’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/45.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Woe (judgment is coming) to him who says to a father, ‘What are you fathering?’ Or to a woman, ‘With what are you in labor?’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/45.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Woe to the one who says to his father, ‘What are you fathering? ’ or to his mother, ‘What are you giving birth to? ’ ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/45.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />How absurd is the one who says to his father, What are you fathering?&#8217 or to his mother, What are you giving birth to?&#8217&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/45.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Woe unto him that saith unto a father, What begettest thou? or to a woman, With what travailest thou?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/45.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Children don't have the right to demand of their parents, "What have you done to make us what we are?" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/45.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Woe unto him that saith unto a father, What begettest thou? or to a woman, with what travailest thou?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/45.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />How horrible it will be for the one who says to his father, "Why did you conceive me?" or to his mother, "Why did you go through labor pains for me?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/45.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Do we dare say to our parents, "Why did you make me like this?" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/45.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Woe to the one who says to his father, 'What are you begetting?' or to a woman, 'To what are you giving birth?'!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/45.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Woe to him who says to his father, ?What have you begotten?? or to his mother, ?What have you brought forth???<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/45.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Danger awaits one who says to his father, "What in the world are you fathering?" and to his mother, "What in the world are you bringing forth?" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/45.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Woe to him who says to a father, 'What have you become the father of?' or to a mother, 'To what have you given birth?'"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/45.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Woe to him that saith to his father, What begettest thou? or to the woman, What hast thou brought forth?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/45.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Woe to him who says to a father, ‘What have you become the father of?’ or to a mother, ‘What have you given birth to?’” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/45.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Woe [to] him who is saying to a father, What do you beget? Or to a wife, What do you bring forth?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/45.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Woe to him who is saying to a father, 'What dost thou beget?' Or to a wife, 'What dost thou bring forth?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/45.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Wo to him saying to the father, What wilt thou beget? and to the woman, What wilt thou bring forth?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/45.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Woe to him that saith to his father: Why begettest thou? and to the woman: Why dost thou bring forth? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/45.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Woe to him who says to his father, “Why did you conceive?” or to a woman, “Why did you give birth?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/45.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Woe to anyone who asks a father, “What are you begetting?” or a woman, “What are you giving birth to?” <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/45.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Woe to anyone who says to a father, “What are you begetting?” or to a woman, “With what are you in labor?”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/45.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Woe to him who says to his father, What are you begetting? Or to his mother, What have you conceived?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/45.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Woe to him who says to a father: “Why do you have children?”, and to a wife: "Why did you get pregnant?"<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/45.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Woe unto him that saith unto his father: 'Wherefore begettest thou?' Or to a woman: 'Wherefore travailest thou?'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/45.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />As though one should say to <i>his</i> father, What wilt thou beget me? and to his mother, What art thou bringing forth?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/45-10.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=10114" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/45.htm">God Calls Cyrus</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">9</span>Woe to him who quarrels with his Maker—one clay pot among many. Does the clay ask the potter, ‘What are you making?’ Does your work say, ‘He has no hands’? <span class="reftext">10</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1945.htm" title="1945: hō·w (Interjection) -- Ah! alas! ha! A prolonged form of how; oh!">Woe</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ō·mêr (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">to him who says</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: lə·’āḇ (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">to his father,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: mah- (Interrog) -- What? how? anything. ">‘What</a> <a href="/hebrew/3205.htm" title="3205: tō·w·lîḏ (V-Hifil-Imperf-2ms) -- A primitive root; to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage.">have you begotten?’</a> <a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802: ū·lə·’iš·šāh (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-fs) -- Woman, wife, female. Feminine of 'iysh or 'enowsh; irregular plural, nashiym; a woman.">or to his mother,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: mah- (Interrog) -- What? how? anything. ">‘What</a> <a href="/hebrew/2342.htm" title="2342: tə·ḥî·lîn (V-Qal-Imperf-2fs:: Pn) -- Or chiyl; a primitive root; properly, to twist or whirl, i.e. to dance, to writhe in pain or fear; figuratively, to wait, to pervert.">have you brought forth?’”</a> </span><span class="reftext">11</span>Thus says the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, and its Maker: “How dare you question Me about My sons, or instruct Me in the work of My hands?…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/9-20.htm">Romans 9:20-21</a></span><br />But who are you, O man, to talk back to God? Shall what is formed say to Him who formed it, “Why did You make me like this?” / Does not the potter have the right to make from the same lump of clay one vessel for special occasions and another for common use?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/10-8.htm">Job 10:8-9</a></span><br />Your hands shaped me and altogether formed me. Would You now turn and destroy me? / Please remember that You molded me like clay. Would You now return me to dust?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/18-6.htm">Jeremiah 18:6</a></span><br />“O house of Israel, declares the LORD, can I not treat you as this potter treats his clay? Just like clay in the potter’s hand, so are you in My hand, O house of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/29-16.htm">Isaiah 29:16</a></span><br />You have turned things upside down, as if the potter were regarded as clay. Shall what is formed say to him who formed it, “He did not make me”? Can the pottery say of the potter, “He has no understanding”?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/33-13.htm">Job 33:13</a></span><br />Why do you complain to Him that He answers nothing a man asks?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/64-8.htm">Isaiah 64:8</a></span><br />But now, O LORD, You are our Father; we are the clay, and You are the potter; we are all the work of Your hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/11-5.htm">Ecclesiastes 11:5</a></span><br />As you do not know the path of the wind, or how the bones are formed in a mother’s womb, so you cannot understand the work of God, the Maker of all things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/139-13.htm">Psalm 139:13-16</a></span><br />For You formed my inmost being; You knit me together in my mother’s womb. / I praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Marvelous are Your works, and I know this very well. / My frame was not hidden from You when I was made in secret, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/18-25.htm">Genesis 18:25</a></span><br />Far be it from You to do such a thing—to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike. Far be it from You! Will not the Judge of all the earth do what is right?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/9-12.htm">Job 9:12</a></span><br />If He takes away, who can stop Him? Who dares to ask Him, ‘What are You doing?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/20-15.htm">Matthew 20:15</a></span><br />Do I not have the right to do as I please with what is mine? Or are you envious because I am generous?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-22.htm">1 Corinthians 10:22</a></span><br />Are we trying to provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than He?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-34.htm">Romans 11:34-36</a></span><br />“Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been His counselor?” / “Who has first given to God, that God should repay him?” / For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever! Amen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/1-5.htm">Jeremiah 1:5</a></span><br />“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/16-4.htm">Proverbs 16:4</a></span><br />The LORD has made everything for His purpose—even the wicked for the day of disaster.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Woe to him that said to his father, What beget you? or to the woman, What have you brought forth?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/27-16.htm">Deuteronomy 27:16</a></b></br> Cursed <i>be</i> he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/malachi/1-6.htm">Malachi 1:6</a></b></br> A son honoureth <i>his</i> father, and a servant his master: if then I <i>be</i> a father, where <i>is</i> mine honour? and if I <i>be</i> a master, where <i>is</i> my fear? saith the LORD of hosts unto you, O priests, that despise my name. And ye say, Wherein have we despised thy name?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hebrews/12-9.htm">Hebrews 12:9</a></b></br> Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected <i>us</i>, and we gave <i>them</i> reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/39-7.htm">Beget</a> <a href="/isaiah/39-7.htm">Begettest</a> <a href="/proverbs/17-21.htm">Begetting</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/5-14.htm">Begotten</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-3.htm">Birth</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-9.htm">Cursed</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-8.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-24.htm">Life</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-4.htm">Mother</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-14.htm">Travail</a> <a href="/galatians/4-27.htm">Travailest</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-9.htm">What</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-16.htm">Wherefore</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-3.htm">Wife</a> <a href="/psalms/119-123.htm">With</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-9.htm">Wo</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-9.htm">Woe</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/66-9.htm">Beget</a> <a href="/genesis/48-6.htm">Begettest</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-3.htm">Begetting</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-21.htm">Begotten</a> <a href="/isaiah/46-3.htm">Birth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-3.htm">Cursed</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-21.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/isaiah/56-1.htm">Life</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-1.htm">Mother</a> <a href="/isaiah/53-11.htm">Travail</a> <a href="/galatians/4-27.htm">Travailest</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-33.htm">What</a> <a href="/isaiah/50-2.htm">Wherefore</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-1.htm">Wife</a> <a href="/acts/24-21.htm">With</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-13.htm">Wo</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-13.htm">Woe</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 45</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/45-1.htm">God calls Cyrus for his church's sake</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/45-5.htm">By his omnipotence he challenges obedience</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/45-20.htm">He convinces the idols of vanity by his saving power</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/45.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/isaiah/45.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Woe to him who says to his father,</b><br>The term "woe" is a strong expression of judgment or lament, often used by prophets to signal divine displeasure. In the context of Isaiah, it serves as a warning against questioning God's authority and purpose. The father in this phrase symbolizes God as the Creator, reflecting the biblical theme of God as the Father of all creation (<a href="/isaiah/64-8.htm">Isaiah 64:8</a>). This phrase underscores the importance of honoring one's parents, a commandment deeply rooted in the Mosaic Law (<a href="/exodus/20-12.htm">Exodus 20:12</a>).<p><b>‘What have you begotten?’</b><br>This rhetorical question challenges the father's role in creation, symbolizing a lack of respect and understanding of the divine order. In biblical times, questioning a father's actions would be seen as disrespectful and rebellious. Theologically, it reflects humanity's tendency to question God's plans and purposes, reminiscent of Job's questioning of God (Job 38-41). It highlights the need for humility and trust in God's sovereign will.<p><b>or to his mother,</b><br>The mother here represents the nurturing aspect of creation, often associated with the earth or the nation of Israel. In ancient Near Eastern culture, the mother was revered for her role in bringing forth life. This phrase emphasizes the importance of respecting the natural order and the roles established by God. It also alludes to the spiritual motherhood of the Church, which brings forth believers in faith (<a href="/galatians/4-26.htm">Galatians 4:26</a>).<p><b>‘What have you brought forth?’”</b><br>This question mirrors the previous one, further emphasizing the folly of questioning the processes and outcomes ordained by God. It suggests a lack of gratitude and recognition for the gift of life. Biblically, it can be connected to the creation narrative where God saw all that He had made and declared it "very good" (<a href="/genesis/1-31.htm">Genesis 1:31</a>). This phrase calls believers to trust in God's wisdom and to accept His creation with reverence and gratitude.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament, Isaiah is the author of the book bearing his name. He prophesied during the reigns of several kings of Judah and is known for his messages of both judgment and hope.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The central figure in this passage, God is addressing the people of Israel through the prophet Isaiah, emphasizing His sovereignty and authority over creation and human life.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation to whom Isaiah is prophesying. At this time, Israel is facing challenges and needs to be reminded of God's ultimate control and purpose.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/cyrus.htm">Cyrus</a></b><br>Although not directly mentioned in this verse, Cyrus the Great is a key figure in the surrounding context of <a href="/bsb/isaiah/45.htm">Isaiah 45</a>. God uses him as an instrument to fulfill His purposes for Israel.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_people.htm">The People (Children)</a></b><br>The hypothetical children questioning their parents represent those questioning God's authority and purpose in creation.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Recognize that God, as the Creator, has ultimate authority over all creation. We should trust His wisdom and purpose, even when we do not understand His ways.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/respect_for_god's_design.htm">Respect for God's Design</a></b><br>Just as children should respect their parents, we should respect God's design and purpose for our lives. Questioning His intentions can lead to a lack of faith and trust.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/humility_before_god.htm">Humility Before God</a></b><br>Approach God with humility, acknowledging that His ways and thoughts are higher than ours. This humility fosters a deeper relationship with Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_plan.htm">Trust in God's Plan</a></b><br>Even when life is confusing or difficult, trust that God has a plan and purpose. He is working all things for the good of those who love Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/reflecting_on_our_attitude.htm">Reflecting on Our Attitude</a></b><br>Consider how we respond to God's authority in our lives. Are we questioning His plans, or are we submitting to His will with faith and trust?<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_45.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 45</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_there_a_mother_god_deity.htm">Is there a female deity called Mother God?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_jesus_father_any_children.htm">Did Jesus father any children?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_john_10_30_conflict_with_monotheism.htm">If Jesus and the Father are 'one' (John 10:30), doesn't that conflict with strict monotheism elsewhere in Scripture?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_trust_jeremiah_45_2-3_as_authentic.htm">Given Jeremiah 45:2-3, why should we accept these words as authentically from Jeremiah when we have no contemporary records verifying his conversations with Baruch?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/45.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(10) <span class= "bld">Woe unto him . . .</span>--The implied argument is that men accept the accident of birth without questioning father or mother as to that which lay beyond the control of either. Should they not <span class= "ital">a fortiori </span>accept what God orders for nations and individual men?<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/45.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 10.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Woe unto him that saith unto his father, etc.!</span> A change is made in the metaphor, the relationship of a father and his child being substituted for that of a potter and his clay. What would a man think of a child murmuring against his parent for not having made him stronger, handsomer, cleverer? Would not such a child be regarded as most unnatural, and as deserving to have woe denounced upon him? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/45-10.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Woe</span><br /><span class="heb">ה֛וֹי</span> <span class="translit">(hō·w)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1945.htm">Strong's 1945: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ah! alas! ha!</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to him who says</span><br /><span class="heb">אֹמֵ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·mêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to his father,</span><br /><span class="heb">לְאָ֖ב</span> <span class="translit">(lə·’āḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> </span><span class="str2">Father</span><br /><br /><span class="word">‘What</span><br /><span class="heb">מַה־</span> <span class="translit">(mah-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4100.htm">Strong's 4100: </a> </span><span class="str2">What?, what!, indefinitely what</span><br /><br /><span class="word">have you begotten?’</span><br /><span class="heb">תּוֹלִ֑יד</span> <span class="translit">(tō·w·lîḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3205.htm">Strong's 3205: </a> </span><span class="str2">To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or to his mother,</span><br /><span class="heb">וּלְאִשָּׁ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(ū·lə·’iš·šāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_802.htm">Strong's 802: </a> </span><span class="str2">Woman, wife, female</span><br /><br /><span class="word">‘What</span><br /><span class="heb">מַה־</span> <span class="translit">(mah-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4100.htm">Strong's 4100: </a> </span><span class="str2">What?, what!, indefinitely what</span><br /><br /><span class="word">have you brought forth?’</span><br /><span class="heb">תְּחִילִֽין׃</span> <span class="translit">(tə·ḥî·lîn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular | Paragogic nun<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2342.htm">Strong's 2342: </a> </span><span class="str2">To twist, whirl, to dance, to writhe in pain, fear, to wait, to pervert</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/45-10.htm">Isaiah 45:10 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/45-10.htm">Isaiah 45:10 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/45-10.htm">Isaiah 45:10 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/45-10.htm">Isaiah 45:10 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/45-10.htm">Isaiah 45:10 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/45-10.htm">Isaiah 45:10 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/45-10.htm">Isaiah 45:10 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/45-10.htm">Isaiah 45:10 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/45-10.htm">Isaiah 45:10 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/45-10.htm">Isaiah 45:10 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/45-10.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 45:10 Woe to him who says to (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/45-9.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 45:9"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 45:9" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/45-11.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 45:11"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 45:11" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>