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Romans 9:20

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?”

Romans 9:20 BSB
  1. a Isaiah 29:16; Isaiah 45:9

Romans 9:20 has 19 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 9 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Isaiah 29:16 (26 votes) and Isaiah 45:9–11 (20 votes). 49 other verses point back to it. It links with 23 other books, from Genesis 2 to James 4.

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Which verses does Romans 9:20 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Isaiah 29:1626 votes

    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”?

  2. Isaiah 45:9–1120 votes

    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’? Woe to him who says to his father, ‘What have you begotten?’ or to his mother, ‘What have you brought forth?’” …

  3. Isaiah 64:815 votes

    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.

  4. Job 33:137 votes

    Why do you complain to Him that He answers nothing a man asks?

  5. Job 36:235 votes

    Who has appointed His way for Him, or told Him, ‘You have done wrong’?

  6. Job 40:25 votes

    “Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty? Let him who argues with God give an answer.”

  7. Matthew 20:155 votes

    Do I not have the right to do as I please with what is mine? Or are you envious because I am generous?’

  8. Job 16:34 votes

    Is there no end to your long-winded speeches? What provokes you to continue testifying?

  9. 1 Timothy 6:54 votes

    and constant friction between men of depraved mind who are devoid of the truth. These men regard godliness as a means of gain.

  10. Job 38:2–33 votes

    “Who is this who obscures My counsel by words without knowledge? Now brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall inform Me.

  11. Job 40:83 votes
  12. Job 42:2–63 votes
  13. 1 Corinthians 1:203 votes
  14. Job 40:52 votes
  15. Micah 6:82 votes
  16. Romans 2:12 votes
  17. Titus 2:92 votes
  18. James 2:202 votes
  19. 1 Corinthians 7:160 votes

Which verses point to Romans 9:20?

The 10 strongest of 49.