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, descendants of Jacob, all you who remain in Israel. I have cared for you since you were born. Yes, I carried you before you were born. 4I will be your God throughout your lifetime— until your hair is white with age. I made you, and I will care for you. I will carry you along and save you. “To whom will you compare me? Who is my equal? 6Some people pour out their silver and gold and hire a craftsman to make a god from it. Then they bow down and worship it! 7They carry it around on their shoulders, and when they set it down, it stays there. It can’t even move! And when someone prays to it, there is no answer. It can’t rescue anyone from trouble.

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? What image can you find to resemble him?
• Exodus 15:11“Who is like you among the gods, O Lord— glorious in holiness, awesome in splendor, performing great wonders?
• Psalms 86:8No pagan god is like you, O Lord. None can do what you do!
• Psalms 89:6For who in all of heaven can compare with the Lord? What mightiest angel is anything like the Lord?
• Psalms 113:5Who can be compared with the Lord our God, who is enthroned on high?
• Jeremiah 10:6Lord, there is no one like you! For you are great, and your name is full of power.
• Philippians 2:6Though he was God, he did not think of equality with God as something to cling to.
• Colossians 1:15Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation,
• Hebrews 1:3The Son radiates God’s own glory and expresses the very character of God, and he sustains everything by the mighty power of his command. When he had cleansed us from our sins, he sat down in the place of honor at the right hand of the majestic God 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