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Romans 9:20

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← Romans 9:19	Romans 9:20 (KJV)	Romans 9:21 →
Thou wilt say then unto me, Why doth he yet find fault? For who hath resisted his will?	Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed [it], Why hast thou made me thus?	Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour?

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

Nay but^G3304, O man^G444, who^G5101 art^G1488 thou^G4771 that repliest against^G470 God^G2316?^G3361 Shall^G2046 the thing formed^G4110 say^G2046 to him that formed^G4111 it, Why^G5101 hast thou made^G4160 me^G3165 thus^G3779?

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Original Greek

μενοῦνγε, ὦ ἄνθρωπε, σὺ τίς εἶ ὁ ἀνταποκρινόμενος τῷ Θεῷ; μὴ ἐρεῖ τὸ πλάσμα τῷ πλάσαντι, Τί με ἐποίησας οὕτως;

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
μενοῦνγε,	menounge	G3304	PRT	Nay but
ὦ	ō	G5599	INJ	O
ἄνθρωπε,	anthrōpe	G444	N-VSM	man
σὺ	su	G4771	P-2NS	thou
τίς	tis	G5101	I-NSM	who
εἶ	ei	G1488	V-PAI-2S	art
ὁ	ho	G3588	T-NSM	*
ἀνταποκρινόμενος	antapokrinomenos	G470	V-PNP-NSM	that repliest against
τῷ	tō	G3588	T-DSM	*
Θεῷ;	Theō	G2316	N-DSM	God
μὴ	mē	G3361	PRT-N
ἐρεῖ	erei	G2046	V-FAI-3S	Shall say
τὸ	to	G3588	T-NSN	the
πλάσμα	plasma	G4110	N-NSN	thing formed
τῷ	tō	G3588	T-DSM	*
πλάσαντι,	plasanti	G4111	V-AAP-DSM	to him that formed
Τί	Ti	G5101	I-ASN	Why
με	me	G3165	P-1AS	me
ἐποίησας	epoiēsas	G4160	V-AAI-2S	hast thou made
οὕτως;	houtōs	G3779	ADV	thus

Source: Textus Receptus (Scrivener 1894)

Strong's References

• G444 — ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos, anth'-ro-pos): a man, one of the human race — from ἀνήρ and (the countenance; from ὀπτάνομαι); man-faced, i.e. a human being:--certain, man.
• G470 — ἀνταποκρίνομαι (antapokrínomai, an-tap-ok-ree'-nom-ahee): I contradict — from ἀντί and ἀποκρίνομαι; to contradict or dispute:--answer again, reply against.
• G1488 — εἶ (eî, i): second person singular present of εἰμί; thou art:--art, be.
• G2046 — ἐρέω (eréō, er-eh'-o): I say, speak — probably a fuller form of ῥέω; an alternate for ἔπω in certain tenses; to utter, i.e. speak or say:--call, say, speak (of), tell.
• G2316 — θεός (theós, theh'-os): God, a god — of uncertain affinity; a deity, especially (with ὁ) the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very:--X exceeding, God, god(-ly, -ward).
• G3165 — μέ (mé, meh): a shorter (and probably original) form of ἐμέ; me:--I, me, my.
• G3304 — μενοῦνγε (menoûnge, men-oon'-geh): nay rather — from μέν and οὖν and γέ; so then at least:--nay but, yea doubtless (rather, verily).
• G3361 — μή (mḗ, may): not, lest — a primary particle of qualified negation (whereas οὐ expresses an absolute denial); (adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas οὐ expects an affirmative one)) whether:--any but (that), X forbear, + God forbid, + lack, lest, neither, never, no (X wise in), none, nor, (can-)not, nothing, that not, un(-taken), without. Often used in compounds in substantially the same relations. See also ἐὰν μή, ἵνα μή, οὐ μή, μῆκος, μηκύνω, μήν, μὴ οὐκ.
• G3779 — οὕτω (hoútō, hoo'-to): thus, so, in this manner — adverb from οὗτος; in this way (referring to what precedes or follows):--after that, after (in) this manner, as, even (so), for all that, like(-wise), no more, on this fashion(-wise), so (in like manner), thus, what.
• G4110 — πλάσμα (plásma, plas'-mah): a thing formed or fashioned — from πλάσσω; something moulded:--thing formed.
• G4111 — πλάσσω (plássō, plas'-so): I form, mould — a primary verb; to mould, i.e. shape or fabricate:--form.
• G4160 — ποιέω (poiéō, poy-eh'-o): I do, make — apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct):--abide, + agree, appoint, X avenge, + band together, be, bear, + bewray, bring (forth), cast out, cause, commit, + content, continue, deal, + without any delay, (would) do(-ing), execute, exercise, fulfil, gain, give, have, hold, X journeying, keep, + lay wait, + lighten the ship, make, X mean, + none of these things move me, observe, ordain, perform, provide, + have purged, purpose, put, + raising up, X secure, shew, X shoot out, spend, take, tarry, + transgress the law, work, yield. Compare πράσσω.
• G4771 — σύ (sý, soo): you — the personal pronoun of the second person singular; thou:-- thou. See also σέ, σοί, σοῦ; and for the plural ὑμᾶς, ὑμεῖς, ὑμῖν, ὑμῶν.
• G5101 — τίς (tís, tis): who, which, what — probably emphatic of τὶς; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions):--every man, how (much), + no(-ne, thing), what (manner, thing), where (-by, -fore, -of, -unto, - with, -withal), whether, which, who(-m, -se), why.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Greek (Textus Receptus, Scrivener 1894) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• G3588 — ὁ (ho, ho): the — the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
• G5599 — ὦ (ō, o): O, an exclamation — a primary interjection; as a sign of the vocative case, O; as a note of exclamation, oh:--O.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• O man — Micah 6:8, Romans 2:1, 1 Corinthians 7:16, James 2:20
• repliest — Job 16:3, 1 Corinthians 1:20, 1 Timothy 6:5, Titus 2:9
• Shall — Isaiah 29:16, Isaiah 45:9-11
• who art — Job 33:13, Job 36:23, Job 38:2-3, Job 40:2, Job 40:5, Job 40:8, Job 42:2-6, Matthew 20:15

Reciprocal references (32): Genesis 2:7, 2 Samuel 16:10, Job 1:22, Job 4:17, Job 9:3, Job 9:32, Job 16:21, Job 34:23, Job 34:33, Psalms 78:19, Psalms 106:37, Ecclesiastes 6:10, Ecclesiastes 8:4, Isaiah 10:15, Isaiah 64:8, Jeremiah 18:4, Ezekiel 16:63, Ezekiel 18:2, Ezekiel 18:25, Daniel 4:35, Zephaniah 1:7, Zechariah 2:13, Malachi 3:13, Matthew 20:13, Matthew 25:24, Luke 4:25, Luke 12:14, Acts 11:17, Romans 3:7, Romans 14:4, James 1:13, James 4:12

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: STRIVING WITH GOD, FOLLY OF
• Torrey’s: ANGER OF GOD, THE
• Nave’s: INFIDELITY, MURMURING, PREDESTINATION, PRESUMPTION

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