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?
• 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?
• New Living Translation (NLT)“To whom will you compare me? Who is my equal?

Context of Isaiah 46:5

3“Listen to me, you descendants of Jacob, all the remnant of the people of Israel, you whom I have upheld since your birth, and have carried since you were born. 4Even to your old age and gray hairs I am he, I am he who will sustain you. I have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you and I will rescue you. “With whom will you compare me or count me equal? To whom will you liken me that we may be compared? 6Some pour out gold from their bags and weigh out silver on the scales; they hire a goldsmith to make it into a god, and they bow down and worship it. 7They lift it to their shoulders and carry it; they set it up in its place, and there it stands. From that spot it cannot move. Even though someone cries out to it, it cannot answer; it cannot save them from their troubles.

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 40:18With whom, then, will you compare God? To what image will you liken him?
• Exodus 15:11Who among the gods is like you, Lord? Who is like you— majestic in holiness, awesome in glory, working wonders?
• Psalms 86:8Among the gods there is none like you, Lord; no deeds can compare with yours.
• Psalms 89:6For who in the skies above can compare with the Lord? Who is like the Lord among the heavenly beings?
• Psalms 113:5Who is like the Lord our God, the One who sits enthroned on high,
• Jeremiah 10:6No one is like you, Lord; you are great, and your name is mighty in power.
• Philippians 2:6Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage;
• 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 being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.

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