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

3“Listen to me, O family of Jacob, all you who are left from the family of Israel, you who have been carried from birth, you who have been supported from the time you left the womb. 4Even when you are old, I will take care of you, even when you have gray hair, I will carry you. I made you and I will support you; I will carry you and rescue you. To whom can you compare and liken me? Tell me whom you think I resemble, so we can be compared! 6Those who empty out gold from a purse and weigh out silver on the scale hire a metalsmith, who makes it into a god. They then bow down and worship it. 7They put it on their shoulder and carry it; they put it in its place and it just stands there; it does not move from its place. Even when someone cries out to it, it does not reply; it does not deliver him from his distress.

Isaiah 46:5 word by word

לְמִ֥י תְדַמְי֖וּנִי וְתַשְׁו֑וּ וְתַמְשִׁל֖וּנִי וְנִדְמֶֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• To whom will ye likenדָּמָהdâmâh · to resembleH1819
• equalשָׁוָהshâvâh · be likeH7737
• and compareמָשַׁלmâshal · to likenH4911

Cross-references for Isaiah 46:5

• Isaiah 40:18To whom can you compare God? To what image can you liken him?
• Exodus 15:11Who is like you, O Lord, among the gods? Who is like you? – majestic in holiness, fearful in praises, working wonders?
• Psalms 86:8None can compare to you among the gods, O Lord! Your exploits are incomparable!
• Psalms 89:6For who in the skies can compare to the Lord? Who is like the Lord among the heavenly beings,
• Psalms 113:5Who can compare to the Lord our God, who sits on a high throne?
• Jeremiah 10:6I said, “There is no one like you, Lord. You are great. And you are renowned for your power.
• Philippians 2:6who though he existed in the form of God did not regard equality with God as something to be grasped,
• Colossians 1:15He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation,
• Hebrews 1:3The Son is the radiance of his glory and the representation of his essence, and he sustains all things by his powerful word, and so when he had accomplished cleansing 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