Isaiah 40:25

“Who are you going to compare me with? Who is equal to me?” asks the Holy One.

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In The King James Version

To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One.

In Context

24In fact they are hardly even planted, hardly even sown, hardly even taken root, when he blows on them and they wither, and the wind carries them away like straw.

26Look at the heavens. Who created all this? He leads the stars like an army, and calls each one by name. Because he has great power and incredible strength, not a single one of them is missing.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 4:15You didn't see any form when the Lord spoke to you from the fire at Horeb, so be very careful

Deuteronomy 5:8You must not make for yourself any kind of idol, whether in the form of anything in the heavens above, or on the earth beneath, or in the waters below.

Psalms 89:7The heavenly council are in awe of God; all who surround him are overwhelmed by him.

Isaiah 46:5Can you think of anyone is like me? Can you consider anyone to be my equal? Can you compare anyone with me, as if we were alike?

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 40:19-27

Vanity of Idols. ( b. c. 708.) 18 To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto him? 19 The workman melteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains. 20 He that is so impoverished that he hath no oblation chooseth a tree that will not rot; he seeketh unto him a cunning workman to prepare a graven image, that shall not be moved. 21 Have ye not known? have ye not heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have ye not understood from… Read the whole commentary →

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