Isaiah 45:7-9

Good News Translation

⁷ I create both light and darkness;
    I bring both blessing and disaster.
    I, the Lord, do all these things.
⁸ I will send victory from the sky like rain;
    the earth will open to receive it
    and will blossom with freedom and justice.
I, the Lord, will make this happen.”

^9 (A)Does a clay pot dare argue with its maker,
    a pot that is like all the others?
Does the clay ask the potter what he is doing?
    Does the pot complain that its maker has no skill?