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Isaiah 46

Isa. 46:5 KJV (With Strong’s)

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To whom will ye liken
damah (Hebrew #1819)
to compare; by implication, to resemble, liken, consider
KJV usage: compare, devise, (be) like(-n), mean, think, use similitudes.
Pronounce: daw-maw'
Origin: a primitive root
me, and make me equal
shavah (Hebrew #7737)
properly, to level, i.e. equalize; figuratively, to resemble; by implication, to adjust (i.e. counterbalance, be suitable, compose, place, yield, etc.)
KJV usage: avail, behave, bring forth, compare, countervail, (be, make) equal, lay, be (make, a- )like, make plain, profit, reckon.
Pronounce: shaw-vaw'
Origin: a primitive root
, and compare
mashal (Hebrew #4911)
to liken, i.e. (transitively) to use figurative language (an allegory, adage, song or the like); intransitively, to resemble
KJV usage: be(-come) like, compare, use (as a) proverb, speak (in proverbs), utter.
Pronounce: maw-shal'
Origin: denominative from 4912
me, that we may be like
damah (Hebrew #1819)
to compare; by implication, to resemble, liken, consider
KJV usage: compare, devise, (be) like(-n), mean, think, use similitudes.
Pronounce: daw-maw'
Origin: a primitive root
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Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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Isa. 40:18,25• 18To whom then will ye liken *God? and what likeness will ye compare unto him?
 25To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One. (Isa. 40:18,25)
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Ex. 15:11• 11Who is like unto thee, Jehovah, among the gods? Who is like unto thee, glorifying thyself in holiness, Fearful in praises, doing wonders? (Ex. 15:11)
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Psa. 86:8• 8Among the gods there is none like unto thee, Lord, and there is nothing like unto thy works. (Psa. 86:8)
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Psa. 89:6,8• 6For who in the heaven can be compared to Jehovah? who among the sons of the mighty shall be likened to Jehovah?
 8Jehovah, God of hosts, who is like unto thee, the strong Jah? And thy faithfulness is round about thee. (Psa. 89:6,8)
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Psa. 113:5• 5Who is like unto Jehovah our God, who hath placed his dwelling on high; (Psa. 113:5)
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Jer. 10:6‑7,16• 6There is none like unto thee, Jehovah; thou art great, and thy name is great in might.
 7Who would not fear thee, O King of nations? For to thee doth it appertain; for among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like unto thee.
 16The portion of Jacob is not like them; for it is he that hath formed all things, and Israel is the rod of his inheritance: Jehovah of hosts is his name. (Jer. 10:6‑7,16)
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Phil. 2:6• 6who, subsisting in the form of God, did not esteem it an object of rapine to be on an equality with God; (Phil. 2:6)
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Col. 1:15• 15who is image of the invisible God, firstborn of all creation; (Col. 1:15)
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Heb. 1:3• 3who being the effulgence of his glory and the expression of his substance, and upholding all things by the word of his power, having made by himself the purification of sins, set himself down on the right hand of the greatness on high, (Heb. 1:3)
• God stands out alone, beyond all comparison with any other. This fact is supported by a further reference to the follies that are inherent in idolatry. (“Isaiah 46” by F.B. Hole)

J. N. Darby Translation

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To whom will ye liken me and make me equal, or compare me, that we may be like?