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Romans 9:20

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?

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ὦōOὦinterjection — “O”G5599O, an exclamation, used in addressing someone.Oἄνθρωπεanthrōpemanἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)noun, vocative, singular, masculine — “man”, the calling formG444a man, one of the human race.manμενοῦνγεmenoungebut ratherμενοῦνγεparticle — “but rather”G3304nay rather; indeed, truly, really.σὺsuthouσύpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “thou”, the subject formG4771you.thouτίςtisit, Whyτίςinterrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “it, Why”, the subject formG5101who, which, what, why.it, Whyεἶeito beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀνταποκρινόμενοςantapokrinomenosto contradictἀνταποκρίνομαι (antapokrinomai)verb, present middle participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to contradict”, an ongoing or repeated actionG470I contradict, reply against, give a hostile answer.τῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.θεῷtheōGodθεός (theos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “God”, the to- or for-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.μὴmēnotμήparticle — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.ἐρεῖereito sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s future.verb, future active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to say”, an action still aheadG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G4483 (ῥέω, utter).τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.πλάσμαplasmaformed thingπλάσμαnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “formed thing”, the subject formG4110a thing formed or fashioned.τῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.πλάσαντιplasantito moldπλάσσω (plassō)verb, aorist active participle, dative, singular, masculine — “to mold”, a single actionG4111I form, mould, as a potter his clay.Τίtiwhich?τίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “which?”, the object formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “which”.μεmeIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).meἐποίησαςepoiēsasto doποιέω (poieō)verb, aorist active indicative, 2nd person singular — “to do”, a single actionG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.οὕτωςhoutōsthusοὕτω(ς)adverb — “thus”G3779thus, so, in this manner.This verse uses “thus”.thus

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

nay, but, O man, who art thou that art answering again to God? shall the thing formed say to Him who did form [it], Why me didst thou make thus?

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American Standard Version (1901)

Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why didst thou make me thus?

Young’s Literal Translation

nay, but, O man, who art thou that art answering again to God? shall the thing formed say to Him who did form [it], Why me didst thou make thus?

World English Bible

But indeed, O man, who are you to reply against God? Will the thing formed ask him who formed it, “Why did you make me like this?”

Darby Translation

Aye, but thou, O man, who art thou that answerest again to God? Shall the thing formed say to him that has formed it, Why hast thou made me thus?

Douay-Rheims

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?

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