English Standard Version
Isaiah 46:5
5"To whom will you liken me and make me equal, and compare me, that we may 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?
- New King James Version (NKJV)“To whom will you liken Me, and make Me equal And compare Me, that we should be alike?
- New Living Translation (NLT)“To whom will you compare me? Who is my equal?
Context of Isaiah 46:5
3"Listen to me, O house of Jacob, all the remnant of the house of Israel, who have been borne by me from before your birth, carried from the womb; 4even to your old age I am he, and to gray hairs I will carry you. I have made, and I will bear; I will carry and will save. "To whom will you liken me and make me equal, and compare me, that we may be alike? 6Those who lavish gold from the purse, and weigh out silver in the scales, hire a goldsmith, and he makes it into a god; then they fall down and worship! 7They lift it to their shoulders, they carry it, they set it in its place, and it stands there; it cannot move from its place. If one cries to it, it does not answer or save him from his trouble.
Read all of Isaiah 46Isaiah 46:5 word by word
לְמִ֥י תְדַמְי֖וּנִי וְתַשְׁו֑וּ וְתַמְשִׁל֖וּנִי וְנִדְמֶֽה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Isaiah 46:5
- Isaiah 40:18To whom then will you liken God, or what likeness compare with him?
- Exodus 15:11"Who is like you, O Lord, among the gods? Who is like you, majestic in holiness, awesome in glorious deeds, doing wonders?
- Psalms 86:8There is none like you among the gods, O Lord, nor are there any works like yours.
- Psalms 89:6For who in the skies can be compared to the Lord? Who among the heavenly beings is like the Lord,
- Psalms 113:5Who is like the Lord our God, who is seated on high,
- Jeremiah 10:6There is none like you, O Lord; you are great, and your name is great in might.
- Philippians 2:6who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped,
- Colossians 1:15He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.
- Hebrews 1:3He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making 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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