Isaiah 40:25

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 Living Translation (NLT)“To whom will you compare me? Who is my equal?” asks the Holy One.

Context of Isaiah 40:25

23He brings the princes to nothing; He makes the judges of the earth useless. 24Scarcely shall they be planted, Scarcely shall they be sown, Scarcely shall their stock take root in the earth, When He will also blow on them, And they will wither, And the whirlwind will take them away like stubble. “To whom then will you liken Me, Or to whom shall I be equal?” says the Holy One. 26Lift up your eyes on high, And see who has created these things, Who brings out their host by number; He calls them all by name, By the greatness of His might And the strength of His power; Not one is missing. 27Why do you say, O Jacob, And speak, O Israel: “My way is hidden from the Lord, And my just claim is passed over by my God”?

Isaiah 40:25 word by word

וְאֶל־מִ֥י תְדַמְּי֖וּנִי וְאֶשְׁוֶ֑ה יֹאמַ֖ר קָדֽוֹשׁ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• To whom then will ye likenדָּמָהdâmâh · to resembleH1819
• me, or shall I be equalשָׁוָהshâvâh · be likeH7737
• saithאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• the Holy Oneקָדוֹשׁqâdôsh qâdôsh · holyH6918

Cross-references for Isaiah 40:25

• Isaiah 40:18To whom then will you liken God? Or what likeness will you compare to Him?
• Deuteronomy 4:15“Take careful heed to yourselves, for you saw no form when the Lord spoke to you at Horeb out of the midst of the fire,
• Deuteronomy 5:8‘You shall not make for yourself a carved image—any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth;

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