Isaiah 40:18
Strong's Lexicon
To whom
מִ֖י ()
Interrogative
Strong's Hebrew 4310: 1) who?, whose?, whom?, would that, whoever, whosoever

will you liken
תְּדַמְּי֣וּן (tə·ḏam·mə·yūn)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | Paragogic nun
Strong's Hebrew 1819: 1) to be like, resemble 1a) (Qal) to be like, resemble 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to liken, compare 1b2) to imagine, think 1c) (Hithpael) to make oneself like 1d) (Niphal)

God
אֵ֑ל (’êl)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 410: 1) god, god-like one, mighty one 1a) mighty men, men of rank, mighty heroes 1b) angels 1c) god, false god, (demons, imaginations) 1d) God, the one true God, Jehovah 2) mighty things in nature 3) strength, power

To what
וּמַה־ (ū·mah-)
Conjunctive waw | Interrogative
Strong's Hebrew 4100: interr pron 1) what, how, of what kind 1a) (interrogative) 1a1) what? 1a2) of what kind 1a3) what? (rhetorical) 1a4) whatsoever, whatever, what 1b) (adverb) 1b1) how, how now 1b2) why 1b3) how! (exclamation) 1c) (with prep) 1c1) wherein?, whereby?, wherewith?, by what means? 1c2) because of what? 1c3) the like of what? 1c3a) how much?, how many?, how often? 1c3b) for how long? 1c4) for what reason?, why?, to what purpose? 1c5) until when?, how long?, upon what?, wherefore? indef pron 2) anything, aught, what may

image
דְּמ֖וּת (də·mūṯ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1823: n f 1) likeness, similitude adv 2) in the likeness of, like as

will you compare Him ?
תַּ֥עַרְכוּ (ta·‘ar·ḵū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 6186: 1) to arrange, set or put or lay in order, set in array, prepare, order, ordain, handle, furnish, esteem, equal, direct, compare 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to arrange or set or lay in order, arrange, state in order, set forth (a legal case), set in place 1a2) to compare, be comparable 2) (Hiphil) to value, tax

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
To whom will you liken God? To what image will you compare Him?

Young's Literal Translation
And unto whom do ye liken God, And what likeness do ye compare to Him?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Who will you compare God with? What likeness will you compare Him to?

New American Standard Bible
To whom then will you liken God? Or what likeness will you compare with Him?

King James Bible
To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto him?
Parallel Verses
New International Version
With whom, then, will you compare God? To what image will you liken him?

New Living Translation
To whom can you compare God? What image can you find to resemble him?

English Standard Version
To whom then will you liken God, or what likeness compare with him?

New American Standard Bible
To whom then will you liken God? Or what likeness will you compare with Him?

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Who will you compare God with? What likeness will you compare Him to?

International Standard Version
"To whom, then, will you compare me, the One who is God? Or to what image will you liken me?

NET Bible
To whom can you compare God? To what image can you liken him?

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

English Revised Version
To whom then will ye liken God? or 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?
















Cross References
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.

Exodus 8:10
And he said, To morrow. And he said, Be it according to thy word: that thou mayest know that there is none like unto the LORD our God.

Exodus 15:11
Who is like unto thee, O LORD, among the gods? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?

Deuteronomy 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:

1 Samuel 2:2
There is none holy as the LORD: for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God.

Isaiah 40:25
To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One.

Isaiah 46:5
To whom will ye liken me, and make me equal, and compare me, that we may be like?

Micah 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.

Isaiah 1:1
The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.

Isaiah 40:17
All nations before him are as nothing; and they are counted to him less than nothing, and vanity.

Isaiah 40:16
And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for a burnt offering.
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