So it is with man and God. The man cannot rightly dispute with God any more than the clay can with the potter whose hands are giving it a form. ​ — Read Jeremiah 18: 1 - 6. Does God arbitrarily mold people or nations?
एक कुंभार जसा मातीच्या गोळ्याला आकार देतो तसेच यहोवानेसुद्धा इस्राएल राष्ट्राला आकार देण्याचा प्रयत्न केला.