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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, For tomorrow. And he said, Be it according to thy word; that thou mayest know that there is none like Jehovah our God. (Ex. 8:10)
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Ex. 9:14• 14For I will at this time send all my plagues to thy heart, and on thy bondmen, and on 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, Jehovah, among the gods?{HR}Who is like unto thee, glorifying thyself in holiness,{HR}Fearful in praises, doing wonders?{HR} (Ex. 15:11)
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Ex. 20:4• 4Thou shalt not make thyself any graven image, or any form of what is in the heavens above, or what is in the earth beneath, or what is in the waters under the earth: (Ex. 20:4)
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Deut. 33:26• 26There is none like the God of Jeshurun,{HR}Riding the heavens for thy help,{HR}And for his excellency the skies. (Deut. 33:26)
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1 Sam. 2:2• 2There is none holy as Jehovah:{HR}For there is none beside thee:{HR}Neither is there any rock like our God. (1 Sam. 2:2)
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Job 40:9• 9Or hast thou an arm like God (El),{HR}And with a voice like him dost thou thunder? (Job 40:9)
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Psa. 86:8‑10• 8There is none like thee among the gods, O Lord,{HR}And there are none like thy works,
9All nations whom thou hast made shall come{HR}And worship before thee, O Lord,{HR}And shall glorify thy name.
10For thou [art] great{HR}And doest wondrous things;{HR}Thou [art] God, alone.
(Psa. 86:8‑10)
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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. 10:6,16• 6Forasmuch as there is none like unto thee, O Jehovah; 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: Jehovah of hosts is his name.
(Jer. 10:6,16)
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Mic. 7:18• 18Who is a God like unto thee, that forgiveth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? He retaineth not his anger forever, because he delighteth in loving-kindness. (Mic. 7:18)
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Acts 17:29• 29Being therefore God's off-spring, we ought not to think that the divinity is like gold, or silver or stone, graven by art and device of man. (Acts 17:29)
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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)

J. N. Darby Translation

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

W. Kelly Translation

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