# General Information:

Yahweh continues speaking.

# any other earthen pot among all the earthen pots in the ground

Yahweh speaks of himself as if he were a potter, and of the one who would argue with him as if that person and the rest of humanity were all clay pots. AT: "like one piece of pottery among many other pieces of pottery scattered on the ground" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# earthen pot

Possible meanings are 1) "clay pot" or 2) "piece of broken clay pottery."

# Does the clay say to the potter ... on it'?

Yahweh asks this question to rebuke those who argue with him about what he does. AT: "The clay should not say to the potter ... on it!'" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/woe]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/hand]]