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Isaiah 40:18

God's holiness

16 Lebanon is not sufficient for fuel, nor its animals enough for a burnt offering.

17 All the nations are as nothing before Him; He regards them as nothingness and emptiness.

To whom will you liken God? To what image will you compare Him?

19 To an idol that a craftsman casts and a metalworker overlays with gold and fits with silver chains?

20 To one bereft of an offering who chooses wood that will not rot, who seeks a skilled craftsman to set up an idol that will not topple?

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BSB
To whom will you liken God? To what image will you compare Him?
KJV
To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto him?
WEB
To whom then will you liken God? Or what likeness will you compare to him?
ASV
To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto him?
DARBY
To whom then will ye liken God? and what likeness will ye compare unto him?
BLB
And to whom would you⁺ liken God? And what likeness will you⁺ arrange for Him?
ÅB
Hvem vil dere da ligne Gud med? Og hva for et bilde vil dere sette ved siden av ham?
OTB
Hvem vil dere da sammenligne Gud med? Hvilken likhet vil dere ligne Ham med?
B1930
Hvem vil I da ligne Gud med? Og hvad for et billede vil I sette ved siden av ham?

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