Isaiah 40:18 “To whom will you liken God? To what image will you compare Him?”

Isaiah 40:18

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

To whom then will you liken God? Or what likeness will you compare to him?

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

To whom then wil ye liken God? or what similitude will ye set vp vnto him?

Darby Translation

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

Young's Literal Translation

And unto whom do ye liken God, And what likeness do ye compare to Him?

Bible in Basic English

Whom then is God like, in your opinion? or what will you put forward as a comparison with him?

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Cross references

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

Isaiah 46:5 1 Samuel 2:2 Isaiah 40:25 Exodus 15:11 Acts 17:29 Psalm 89:6

Isaiah 46:5 · BSB

To whom will you liken Me or count Me equal? To whom will you compare Me, that we should be alike?

1 Samuel 2:2 · BSB

There is no one holy like the LORD. Indeed, there is no one besides You! And there is no Rock like our God.

Isaiah 40:25 · BSB

“To whom will you liken Me, or who is My equal?” asks the Holy One.

Exodus 15:11 · BSB

Who among the gods is like You, O LORD? Who is like You—majestic in holiness, revered with praises, performing wonders?

Acts 17:29 · BSB

Therefore, being offspring of God, we should not think that the Divine Being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by man’s skill and imagination.

Psalm 89:6 · BSB

For who in the skies can compare with the LORD? Who among the heavenly beings is like the LORD?

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

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

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

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