Isaiah 40:25

To whom then will ye liken me, that I should be equal to? saith the Holy One.

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

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

In Context

24Yes, they were not yet planted; yea, they were not yet sown; yea, their stem had not yet taken root in the earth: when he but breathed upon them, and they withered, and the storm-wind carrieth them away as stubble.

26Lift up your eyes on high, and see who hath created these? he that bringeth out their host by number; that calleth them all by name; from the Mighty One not one escapeth.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 4:15Take ye therefore good heed of your souls; for ye saw no manner of similitude on the day that the Lord spoke unto you at Horeb out of the midst of the fire:

Deuteronomy 5:8Thou shalt not make unto thyself any graven image, any likeness of any thing that is in the heavens above, or that is on the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:

Psalms 89:7(89:8) God is greatly terrific in the secret council of the holy ones and fear-inspiring over all that are about him.

Isaiah 46:5To whom will ye liken and assimilate me, and compare me, that we may be like?

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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