Berean Standard Bible
Isaiah 46:5
5To whom will you liken Me or count Me equal? To whom will you compare Me, that we should be alike?
Isaiah 46:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)To whom will ye liken me, and make me equal, and compare me, that we may be like?
- New International Version (NIV)“With whom will you compare me or count me equal? To whom will you liken me that we may be compared?
- English Standard Version (ESV)"To whom will you liken me and make me equal, and compare me, that we may be alike?
- New King James Version (NKJV)“To whom will you liken Me, and make Me equal And compare Me, that we should be alike?
Context of Isaiah 46:5
3“Listen to Me, O house of Jacob, all the remnant of the house of Israel, who have been sustained from the womb, carried along since birth. 4Even to your old age, I will be the same, and I will bear you up when you turn gray. I have made you, and I will carry you; I will sustain you and deliver you. To whom will you liken Me or count Me equal? To whom will you compare Me, that we should be alike? 6They pour out their bags of gold and weigh out silver on scales; they hire a goldsmith to fashion it into a god, so they can bow down and worship. 7They lift it to their shoulder and carry it along; they set it in its place, and there it stands, not budging from that spot. They cry out to it, but it does not answer; it saves no one from his troubles.
Read all of Isaiah 46Isaiah 46:5 word by word
לְמִ֥י תְדַמְי֖וּנִי וְתַשְׁו֑וּ וְתַמְשִׁל֖וּנִי וְנִדְמֶֽה׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Isaiah 46:5
- Isaiah 40:18To whom will you liken God? To what image will you compare Him?
- Exodus 15:11Who among the gods is like You, O LORD? Who is like You—majestic in holiness, revered with praises, performing wonders?
- Psalms 86:8O Lord, there is none like You among the gods, nor any works like Yours.
- Psalms 89:6For who in the skies can compare with the LORD? Who among the heavenly beings is like the LORD?
- Psalms 113:5Who is like the LORD our God, the One enthroned on high?
- Jeremiah 10:6There is none like You, O LORD. You are great, and Your name is mighty in power.
- Philippians 2:6Who, existing in the form of God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped,
- Colossians 1:15The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.
- Hebrews 1:3The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.
Commentaries on Isaiah 46:5
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5To whom will ye liken me - (see the notes at Isaiah 40:18, Isaiah 40:25). The design of this and the following verses is to show the folly of idolatry, and the vanity of trusting in idols. This is a subject that the prophet often dwells on. The argument here is derived from the fact that the idols of Babylon were unable to defend the city, and were themselves carried away in triumph Isaiah 46:1-2. If so, how vain was it to rely on them! how foolish to…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-13Verses 5-13 Here the folly of those who made idols, and then prayed to them, is exposed. How does the profuseness of idolaters shame the niggardliness of many who call themselves God's servants, but are for a religion which costs them nothing! The service of sin always costs a great deal. God puts it to them what senseless, helpless things idols are. Let, then, the Jews show themselves men, avoiding such abominations. Many Scripture prophecies, delivered…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. (Is 40:18, 25).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Isaiah 46
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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