Isaiah 45:10

45:10 Danger awaits one who says ¹  to his father,

“What in the world ²  are you fathering?”

and to his mother,

“What in the world are you bringing forth?” ³ 

Isaiah 64:8

64:8 Yet, ⁴  Lord, you are our father.

We are the clay, and you are our potter;

we are all the product of your labor. ⁵ 

[45:10]  ¹ tn Heb “Woe [to] one who says” (NASB and NIV both similar); NCV “How terrible it will be.”

[45:10]  ² tn See the note at v. 9. This phrase occurs a second time later in this verse.

[45:10]  ³ sn Verses 9-10 may allude to the exiles’ criticism that the Lord does not appear to know what he is doing.

[64:8]  ⁴ tn On the force of וְעַתָּה (vÿ’attah) here, see HALOT 902 s.v. עַתָּה.

[64:8]  ⁵ tn Heb “the work of your hand.”