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Isaiah 40

Isa. 40:18 KJV (With Strong’s)

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To whom then 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
God
'el (Hebrew #410)
strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)
KJV usage: God (god), X goodly, X great, idol, might(-y one), power, strong. Compare names in "-el."
Pronounce: ale
Origin: shortened from 352
? or what likeness
dmuwth (Hebrew #1823)
resemblance; concretely, model, shape; adverbially, like
KJV usage: fashion, like (-ness, as), manner, similitude.
Pronounce: dem-ooth'
Origin: from 1819
l will ye compare
`arak (Hebrew #6186)
to set in a row, i.e. arrange, put in order (in a very wide variety of applications)
KJV usage: put (set) (the battle, self) in array, compare, direct, equal, esteem, estimate, expert (in war), furnish, handle, join (battle), ordain, (lay, put, reckon up, set) (in) order, prepare, tax, value.
Pronounce: aw-rak'
Origin: a primitive root
unto him?

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Isa. 40:25• 25To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One. (Isa. 40:25)
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Isa. 46:5,9• 5To whom will ye liken me, and make me equal, and compare me, that we may be like?
9Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me,
(Isa. 46:5,9)
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Ex. 8:10• 10And 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. (Ex. 8:10)
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Ex. 9:14• 14For I will at this time send all my plagues upon thine heart, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people; that thou mayest know that there is none like me in all the earth. (Ex. 9:14)
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Ex. 15:11• 11Who is like unto thee, O Lord, among the gods? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders? (Ex. 15:11)
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Ex. 20:4• 4Thou shalt not make unto 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 water under the earth: (Ex. 20:4)
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Deut. 33:26• 26There is none like unto the God of Jeshurun, who rideth upon the heaven in thy help, and in his excellency on the sky. (Deut. 33:26)
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1 Sam. 2:2• 2There is none holy as the Lord: for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God. (1 Sam. 2:2)
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Job 40:9• 9Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him? (Job 40:9)
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Psa. 86:8‑10• 8Among the gods there is none like unto thee, O Lord; neither are there any works like unto thy works.
9All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord; and shall glorify thy name.
10For thou art great, and doest wondrous things: thou art God alone.
(Psa. 86:8‑10)
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Psa. 89:6,8• 6For who in the heaven can be compared unto the Lord? who among the sons of the mighty can be likened unto the Lord?
8O Lord God of hosts, who is a strong Lord like unto thee? or to thy faithfulness round about thee?
(Psa. 89:6,8)
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Psa. 113:5• 5Who is like unto the Lord our God, who dwelleth on high, (Psa. 113:5)
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Jer. 10:6,16• 6Forasmuch as there is none like unto thee, O Lord; thou art great, and thy name is great in might.
16The portion of Jacob is not like them: for he is the former of all things; and Israel is the rod of his inheritance: The Lord of hosts is his name.
(Jer. 10:6,16)
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Mic. 7:18• 18Who 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. (Mic. 7:18)
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Acts 17:29• 29Forasmuch 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. (Acts 17:29)
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Col. 1:15• 15Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: (Col. 1:15)
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Heb. 1:3• 3Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high; (Heb. 1:3)

J. N. Darby Translation

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