5. “I am the Lord; there is no other god.I will give you the strength you need,although you do not know me.
6. I do this so that everyonefrom one end of the world to the othermay know that I am the Lordand that there is no other god.
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 itand will blossom with freedom and justice.I, the Lord, will make this happen.”
9. Does a clay pot dare to 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?
10. Does anyone dare to say to his parents,“Why did you make me like this?”
11. The Lord, the holy God of Israel,the one who shapes the future, says:“You have no right to question me about my childrenor to tell me what I ought to do!