Isaiah 46:5

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

3Hearken unto me, house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, ye who have been borne from the belly, who have been carried from the womb: 4Even to old age, I [am] HE, and unto hoary hairs I will carry [you]: It is I that have made, and I will bear, and I will carry, and will deliver. To whom will ye liken me and make me equal, or compare me, that we may be like? 6— They lavish gold out of the bag, and weigh silver in the balance; they hire a goldsmith, and he maketh it a god: they fall down, yea, they worship. 7They bear him on the shoulder, they carry him, and set him in his place; there he standeth, he doth not remove from his place: yea, one crieth unto him, and he answereth not; he saveth him not out of his trouble.

Isaiah 46:5 word by word

לְמִ֥י תְדַמְי֖וּנִי וְתַשְׁו֑וּ וְתַמְשִׁל֖וּנִי וְנִדְמֶֽה׃Read the interlinear

• likenדָּמָהdâmâh · to resembleH1819

Cross-references for Isaiah 46:5

• Isaiah 40:18To whom then will ye liken God? and what likeness will ye compare unto him?
• Exodus 15:11Who is like unto thee, Jehovah, among the gods? Who is like unto thee, glorifying thyself in holiness, Fearful [in] praises, doing wonders?
• Psalms 86:8Among the gods there is none like unto thee, Lord, and there is nothing like unto thy works.
• Psalms 89:6For who in the heaven can be compared to Jehovah? [who] among the sons of the mighty shall be likened to Jehovah?
• Psalms 113:5Who is like unto Jehovah our God, who hath placed his dwelling on high;
• Jeremiah 10:6There is none like unto thee, Jehovah; thou art great, and thy name is great in might.
• Philippians 2:6who, subsisting in the form of God, did not esteem it an object of rapine to be on an equality with God;
• Colossians 1:15who is image of the invisible God, firstborn of all creation;
• Hebrews 1:3who being [the] effulgence of his glory and [the] expression of his substance, and upholding all things by the word of his power, having made [by himself] the purification of sins, set himself down on the right hand of the greatness 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