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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• 11{i}Who is like unto thee, Jehovah, among the gods?{HR}Who is like unto thee, glorifying thyself in holiness,{HR}Fearful in praises, doing wonders?{HR}{/i} (Ex. 15:11)
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Psa. 86:8• 8There is none like thee among the gods, O Lord,{HR}And there are none like thy works, (Psa. 86:8)
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Psa. 89:6,8• 6For who in the sky can compare with Jehovah?{HR}[Who] among the sons of the mighty (plural) can be likened to Jehovah?
 8Jehovah God of hosts, who [is] like thee, strong Jah,{HR}And thy faithfulness round about thee? (Psa. 89:6,8)
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Psa. 113:5• 5Who [is] like Jehovah our God,{HR}That dwelleth on high, (Psa. 113:5)
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Jer. 10:6‑7,16• 6Forasmuch as there is none like unto thee, O Jehovah; thou art great, and thy name is great in might.
 7Who would not fear thee, O King of nations? {i}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.{/i}
 16The portion of Jacob is not like them: for he is the former of 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, being in God's form, thought it not an object of rapine to be on an equality with God; (Phil. 2:6)
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Col. 1:15• 15who is [the] image of the invisible God, firstborn of all creation; (Col. 1:15)
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Heb. 1:3• 3who being effulgence of his glory and expression of his substance, and upholding all things by the word of his power, having made [by himself] purification of our sins sat down on the right hand of the Majesty 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?

W. Kelly Translation

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