他們太愚蠢了！窯匠怎能跟泥土相提並論？被造的怎能對造它的說：「你沒有造我」？陶器怎能對陶匠說：「你什麼也不懂」？

你们把事颠倒了，岂可看窑匠如泥吗？被制作的物岂可论制作物的说：他没有制作我？或是被创造的物论造物的说：他没有聪明？

你们把事情颠倒了，岂可看陶匠如陶土呢？受造物岂可论创造者说，“他并没有造我”？制成物岂可论制作者说，“他根本不懂”？

你们把事情颠倒了，岂可看陶匠如陶土呢？受造物岂可论创造者说，“他并没有造我”？制成物岂可论制作者说，“他根本不懂”？

他们太愚蠢了！窑匠怎能跟泥土相提并论？被造的怎能对造它的说：“你没有造我”？陶器怎能对陶匠说：“你什么也不懂”？

你们颠倒事理了！窑匠怎能被看作泥土呢？被造的怎能对造它的说：“他没有造我”？制成品怎可对制成它的说：“他不聪明”？

你们颠倒事理了！陶匠怎能被看作与陶泥一样？被造的怎能对造它的说：“他没有造我”？陶器怎能对陶匠说：“他什么也不知道”？

你們把事顛倒了，豈可看窰匠如泥嗎？被製作的物豈可論製作物的說：他沒有製作我？或是被創造的物論造物的說：他沒有聰明？

你們把事情顛倒了，豈可看陶匠如陶土呢？受造物豈可論創造者說，「他並沒有造我」？製成物豈可論製作者說，「他根本不懂」？

你們把事情顛倒了，豈可看陶匠如陶土呢？受造物豈可論創造者說，「他並沒有造我」？製成物豈可論製作者說，「他根本不懂」？

你們顛倒事理了！窰匠怎能被看作泥土呢？被造的怎能對造它的說：“他沒有造我”？製成品怎可對製成它的說：“他不聰明”？

嘿！看你們的乖張顛倒！窰匠哪能被看做泥土呢？被製造的哪能論製造者，說：『他沒有製造我』；或是被塑造的論塑造他的，說：『他不聰明』呢？不是還有一點點短時候，

你們顛倒事理了！陶匠怎能被看作與陶泥一樣？被造的怎能對造它的說：「他沒有造我」？陶器怎能對陶匠說：「他什麼也不知道」？

異哉、爾之乖戾也、豈可視陶人若泥乎、受造之物、豈可論造之者曰、彼未造我、被摶之器、豈可論摶之者曰、彼無聰明、○

爾違道悖理、視甄陶者同於泥土、若被造之物、告造之者曰、爾無知識、焉能造我、

爾頑嚚特甚、豈可視陶人同於泥乎、被製之物、豈可論製物者曰、彼未曾製我、受造之物、豈可論造物者曰、彼無知識、

You turn things upside down, as if the potter were thought to be like the clay! Shall what is formed say to the one who formed it,“ You did not make me”? Can the pot say to the potter,“ You know nothing”?

They turn everything upside down. How silly they are to think that potters are like the clay they work with! Can what is made say to the one who made it,“ You didn’t make me”? Can the pot say to the potter,“ You don’t know anything”?

You turn things upside down! Shall the potter be regarded as the clay, that the thing made should say of its maker,“ He did not make me”; or the thing formed say of him who formed it,“ He has no understanding”?

How foolish can you be? He is the Potter, and he is certainly greater than you, the clay! Should the created thing say of the one who made it,“ He didn’t make me”? Does a jar ever say,“ The potter who made me is stupid”?

You have turned things around, as if the potter were the same as the clay. How can what is made say about its maker,“ He didn’t make me”? How can what is formed say about the one who formed it,“ He doesn’t understand what he’s doing”?

You turn things around! Shall the potter be considered as equal with the clay, That what is made would say to its maker,“ He did not make me”; Or what is formed say to him who formed it,“ He has no understanding”?

Surely you have things turned around! Shall the potter be esteemed as the clay; For shall the thing made say of him who made it,“ He did not make me”? Or shall the thing formed say of him who formed it,“ He has no understanding”?

Ye turn things upside down! Shall the potter be esteemed as clay; that the thing made should say of him that made it, He made me not; or the thing formed say of him that formed it, He hath no understanding?

You have turned things around, as if the potter were the same as the clay. How can what is made say about its maker,“ He didn’t make me”? How can what is formed say about the one who formed it,“ He doesn’t understand what he’s doing”?

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?

Your thinking is perverse! Should the potter be regarded as clay? Should the thing made say about its maker,“ He didn’t make me”? Or should the pottery say about the potter,“ He doesn’t understand”?

You turn things upside down! Should the potter be thought to be like clay; that the thing made should say about him who made it,“ He didn’t make me;” or the thing formed say of him who formed it,“ He has no understanding?”

這樣，你肯定會對我說：「為什麼上帝還指責人呢？誰能抗拒祂的旨意呢？」你這個人啊！你是誰啊？竟敢頂撞上帝！受造之物怎能對造物主說：「你為什麼把我造成這樣？」陶匠難道不可以從一團泥中拿一部分造貴重的器皿，又拿一部分造平凡的器皿嗎？

愚昧的人啊，你們要思想；無知的人啊，你們何時才能明白呢？難道創造耳朵的上帝聽不見嗎？難道創造眼睛的上帝看不見嗎？

耶和華對耶利米說：「你去陶匠家，在那裡我有話告訴你。」我便到陶匠家，見他正用輪盤做器皿。每當他手中的器皿做壞了，他就用那塊泥重做，想怎麼做就怎麼做。這時，耶和華對我說：「以色列人啊，難道我不能像陶匠對待陶泥一樣對待你們嗎？以色列人啊，你們在我手中就像陶泥在陶匠手中一樣。這是耶和華說的。當我宣佈要剷除、推翻、毀滅哪一邦或哪一國的時候，如果他們悔過自新，我必施憐憫，取消我原本要降給他們的災禍。當我宣佈要建造、栽培哪一邦或哪一國的時候，如果他們做我視為惡的事，不聽從我的話，我必改變心意，取消我原本要賜給他們的福氣。

但耶和華啊，你是我們的父親。我們是陶泥，你是窯匠，你親手造了我們。

「跟造物主爭辯的人有禍了！他不過是世上瓦器中的一件。陶泥怎能對陶匠說，『你在做什麽』？受造之物怎能說，『造我的沒手藝』？對父親說『你生的是什麼』或對母親說『你產的是什麼』的人有禍了！」耶和華——以色列的聖者和創造主說：「你們就我子民將來的事質問我嗎？你們發號施令要告訴我如何做嗎？

看啊，耶和華必摧毀大地，使大地荒涼。祂毀壞地面，驅散萬民。

他們找不到保羅和西拉，就把耶孫和幾個弟兄拉到當地官員面前，高喊：「那些攪亂天下的人到我們這裡來了，