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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? or 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, O Lord, among the gods? who is like thee, glorious 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, O Lord; neither are there any works like unto thy works. (Psa. 86:8)
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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. 10:6‑7,16• 6Forasmuch as there is none like unto thee, O Lord; 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: forasmuch as 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 he is the former of all things; and Israel is the rod of his inheritance: The Lord of hosts is his name. (Jer. 10:6‑7,16)
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Phil. 2:6• 6Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: (Phil. 2:6)
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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)
• 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?