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Isaiah 40:25

God's holiness

23 That bringeth the princes to nothing; he maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.

24 Yea, they shall not be planted; yea, they shall not be sown: yea, their stock shall not take root in the earth: and he shall also blow upon them, and they shall wither, and the whirlwind shall take them away as stubble.

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

26 Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth.

27 Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, My way is hid from the LORD, and my judgment is passed over from my God?

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Compare

BSB
“To whom will you liken Me, or who is My equal?” asks the Holy One.
KJV
To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One.
WEB
“To whom then will you liken me? Who is my equal?” says the Holy One.
ASV
To whom then will ye liken me, that I should be equal [to him]? saith the Holy One.
DARBY
To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One.
BLB
“And to whom will you⁺ liken Me? Or [who] is My equal?” Says the Holy One.
ÅB
Hvem vil dere da ligne meg med, så jeg skulle være ham lik? sier den Hellige.
OTB
"Hvem kan dere sammenligne Meg med? Eller hvem er Min like?" sier Den Hellige.
B1930
Hvem vil I da ligne mig med, så jeg skulde være ham lik? sier den Hellige.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Isaiah 40:18

    To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto him?

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  • Deuteronomy 4:15–18

    Take ye therefore good heed unto yourselves; for ye saw no manner of similitude on the day that the LORD spake unto you in Horeb out of the midst of the fire:

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  • Deuteronomy 4:33

    Did ever people hear the voice of God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as thou hast heard, and live?

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  • Deuteronomy 5:8

    Thou shalt not make thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the waters beneath the earth:

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