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Isaiah 40:25

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

KJV

Et cui assimilastis me, et adæquastis ? dicit Sanctus.

Vulgate

νῦν οὖν τίνι με ὡμοιώσατε, καὶ ὑψωθήσομαι; εἶπεν ὁ ἅγιος.

LXX

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

ASV

וְ/אֶל מִ֥י תְדַמְּי֖וּ/נִי וְ/אֶשְׁוֶ֑ה יֹאמַ֖ר קָדֽוֹשׁ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

6 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
מִ֣י
my
particle · 420×
נִי
ny
verb · 29×
קְד֥וֹשׁ
qdvsh
noun · 119×
שֹׁוֶ֖ה
shvh
verb · 21×

Historic Christian voices

5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Q. What is God's will for us in the second commandment? A. That we in no way make any image of God nor worship him in any other way than he has commanded in his Word.
I believe with perfect faith that the Creator, blessed be His name, has no body, and that He is free from all the properties of matter, and that there can be no physical comparison to Him whatsoever.

Cross-references

  • 1Chr 17:20 — O LORD, there is none like thee, neither is there any God beside thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.
  • 1Kgs 8:23 — And he said, LORD God of Israel, there is no God like thee, in heaven above, or on earth beneath, who keepest covenant and mercy with thy servants that walk before thee with all their heart:
  • 2Sam 7:22 — Wherefore thou art great, O LORD God: for there is none like thee, neither is there any God beside thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.
  • Acts 17:29 — Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man’s device.
  • Deut 3:24 — O Lord GOD, thou hast begun to shew thy servant thy greatness, and thy mighty hand: for what God is there in heaven or in earth, that can do according to thy works, and according to thy might?
  • Deut 4:15 — 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:
  • Deut 4:33 — Did ever people hear the voice of God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as thou hast heard, and live?
  • Deut 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:
  • Deut 33:26 — There is none like unto the God of Jeshurun, who rideth upon the heaven in thy help, and in his excellency on the sky.
  • Exod 15:11 — Who is like unto thee, O LORD, among the gods? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?
  • Isa 40:18 — To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto him?
  • Isa 40:18 — To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto him?
  • Isa 43:15 — I am the LORD, your Holy One, the creator of Israel, your King.
  • Isa 46:5 — To whom will ye liken me, and make me equal, and compare me, that we may be like?
  • Jer 10:6 — Forasmuch as there is none like unto thee, O LORD; thou art great, and thy name is great in might.
  • Jer 50:44 — Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan unto the habitation of the strong: but I will make them suddenly run away from her: and who is a chosen man, that I may appoint over he
  • Mic 7:18 — Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy.
  • Ps 71:19 — Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high, who hast done great things: O God, who is like unto thee!
  • Ps 77:13 — Thy way, O God, is in the sanctuary: who is so great a God as our God?
  • Ps 86:8 — Among the gods there is none like unto thee, O Lord; neither are there any works like unto thy works.
  • Ps 89:8 — O LORD God of hosts, who is a strong LORD like unto thee? or to thy faithfulness round about thee?
  • Ps 113:5 — Who is like unto the LORD our God, who dwelleth on high,
  • Ps 135:5 — For I know that the LORD is great, and that our Lord is above all gods.