Isaiah 46:5

To whom can ye liken me or make me equal? Or compare me, and we be like?

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

To whom will ye liken me, and make me equal, and compare me, that we may be like?

In Context

4Even unto old age, I, am, the same, And unto grey hairs, I, will bear the burden,—I have made and, I, will carry, Yea, I, will bear the burden and will deliver,

6They who pour gold out of a purse, And who weigh silver in a balance,—Who hire a goldsmith that he may make it into a GOD, They adore, yea they bow down;

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Cross References

Exodus 15:11Who is, like unto thee, among the mighty O Yahweh? Who is, like unto thee, Majestic in holiness,—To be revered in praises, Doing a marvellous thing?

Psalms 89:6For whom, in the skies, can one compare unto Yahweh? [Or] can one liken unto Yahweh, among the sons of the mighty?

Psalms 113:5Who is like Yahweh our God? that goeth on high to dwell,

Isaiah 40:25Unto whom then, can ye liken me, or can I be equal? Saith the Holy One.

Jeremiah 10:16Not like these, is the portion of Jacob, For the fashioner of all things, is, he, And, Israel, is his inherited sceptre,—Yahweh of hosts, is his name.

Colossians 1:15Who, is an image of the unseen God, Firstborn of all creation,—

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 46:2-5

The Folly of Idolatry. ( b. c. 708.) 1 Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth, their idols were upon the beasts, and upon the cattle: your carriages were heavy loaden; they are a burden to the weary beast. 2 They stoop, they bow down together; they could not deliver the burden, but themselves are gone into captivity. 3 Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, which are borne by me from the belly, which are carried from the womb: 4 And even to your old age I am he; and even to hoar… Read the whole commentary →

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