Romans 9:20

Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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?”

In context

18 Therefore God has mercy on whom He wants to have mercy, and He hardens whom He wants to harden.

19 One of you will say to me, “Then why does God still find fault? For who can resist His will?”

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?”

21 Does not the potter have the right to make from the same lump of clay one vessel for special occasions and another for common use?

22 What if God, intending to show His wrath and make His power known, bore with great patience the vessels of His wrath, prepared for destruction?

BSB Berean Standard Bible: 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?”
KJV King James Version: 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?
WEB 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?”
ASV American Standard Version: 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?
YLT 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?
DBY 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?
WBS Webster Bible: No, 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?