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Isaiah 29:16

King James Version (KJV)

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— D.L. Moody

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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?

Isaiah 29:16 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Isaiah 29:16

Theological / Devotional

Upside down. They were attempting, as it were, to have the potter take orders from the clay. They regarded themselves as having wisdom greater than that of the Creator. These spiritual leaders were virtual atheists, who masqueraded under the guise of religion.

By SdaBc