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Isaiah 40:25
25The Holy God says, ‘You cannot find anyone who is like me. Nobody is the same as me.’
Isaiah 40:25 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One.
- New International Version (NIV)“To whom will you compare me? Or who is my equal?” says the Holy One.
- English Standard Version (ESV)To whom then will you compare me, that I should be like him? says the Holy One.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“To whom then will you liken Me, Or to whom shall I be equal?” says the Holy One.
Context of Isaiah 40:25
23He takes away the power of kings. He causes the rulers of the world to be useless. 24They are like plants that soon disappear. Somebody plants them in the ground. But while their roots are still growing into the soil, God blows on them and they become dry. Then the wind carries them away like straw. The Holy God says, ‘You cannot find anyone who is like me. Nobody is the same as me.’ 26Look up at the sky! Think about the one who made all the stars. God is the one who brought together that great army! He knows how many they are and he knows each of their names! When he calls them, each one is there, because he is so strong and powerful. 27You Israelites, descendants of Jacob, say, ‘The Lord does not know about our troubles. He does not bring justice to us.’ Why do you say that?
Read all of Isaiah 40Isaiah 40:25 word by word
וְאֶל־מִ֥י תְדַמְּי֖וּנִי וְאֶשְׁוֶ֑ה יֹאמַ֖ר קָדֽוֹשׁ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Isaiah 40:25
- Isaiah 40:18You cannot find anyone else who is like God. There is no image that you can make to be like him.
- Deuteronomy 4:15Remember when the Lord spoke to you at Mount Horeb from the middle of the fire. You did not see him in any shape. So be very careful about everything that you do.
- Deuteronomy 5:8You must not make any idol for yourself. Do not make a false god in the shape of anything that is in the sky above. Do not make one in the shape of anything on the earth or in the sea.
Commentaries on Isaiah 40:25
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 25To whom then will ye liken me? - (See Isaiah 40:18) The prophet having thus set forth the majesty and glory of God, asks now with great emphasis, what could be an adequate and proper representation of such a God. And if God was such a Being, how great was the folly of idolatry, and how vain all their confidence in the gods which their own hands had made.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 18-26Verses 18-26 Whatever we esteem or love, fear or hope in, more than God, that creature we make equal with God, though we do not make images or worship them. He that is so poor, that he has scarcely a sacrifice to offer, yet will not be without a god of his own. They spared no cost upon their idols; we grudge what is spent in the service of our God. To prove the greatness of God, the prophet appeals to all ages and nations. Those who are ignorant of this…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 25The Holy One is a shorter form of the Holy One of Israel. This is a common name for God in the book of Isaiah (see also Isaiah 10:17; 43:15; Psalm 22:3).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2525. (Compare Is 40:18).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Isaiah 40
- 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
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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