Isaiah 29:16
Surely your turning of things upside down shall be esteemed as the potter’s clay: for shall the work say of him that made it, He made me not? or shall the thing framed say of him that framed it, He had no understanding?
Cross-reference
Isaiah 45:9 directly parallels the potter-clay question, rebuking those who argue with their Maker — the same argument as 29:16.
In Isaiah 45:11, God similarly rebukes human presumption using the potter/clay relationship, asserting His authority over the work of His hands.
In Isaiah 64:8, the same potter/clay metaphor is used positively—Israel submits to God as the potter, contrasting the rebellious attitude rebuked here.
Jeremiah 18:1-10 develops the potter-clay metaphor to show God's sovereignty over nations, a broader application of the same image.
Romans 9:21 quotes the potter's right over the clay, a clear NT echo of Isaiah 29:16's rebuke against questioning the Creator.
In Romans 9:20, Paul directly echoes the potter/clay argument, using the same rhetorical question to silence human objection to God's sovereignty.