Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

Who then seems to you to be my equal? says the Holy One.

New American Standard Bible

To whom then will you liken Me
That I would be his equal?” says the Holy One.

King James Version

To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One.

Holman Bible

“Who will you compare Me to,
or who is My equal?” asks the Holy One.

International Standard Version

"To whom, then, will you compare me, and to whom should I be equal?" asks the Holy One.

A Conservative Version

To whom then will ye liken me, that I should be equal [to him]? says the Holy One.

American Standard Version

To whom then will ye liken me, that I should be equal to him ? saith the Holy One.

Amplified


“To whom then will you compare Me
That I would be his equal?” says the Holy One.

Darby Translation

To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One.

Julia Smith Translation

And to whom will ye liken me, and shall I be equal? will say the Holy One.

King James 2000

To whom then will you liken me, or shall I be equal? says the Holy One.

Lexham Expanded Bible

"And to whom you will compare me, and am I equal?" says [the] holy one.

Modern King James verseion

To whom then will you compare Me, or am I equaled? says the Holy One.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

'To whom now will ye liken me, and whom shall I be like?' sayeth the holy one.

NET Bible

"To whom can you compare me? Whom do I resemble?" says the Holy One.

New Heart English Bible

"To whom then will you liken me? Who is my equal?" says the Holy One.

The Emphasized Bible

Unto whom then, can ye liken me, or can I be equal? Saith the Holy One.

Webster

To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equaled? saith the Holy One.

World English Bible

"To whom then will you liken me? Who is my equal?" says the Holy One.

Youngs Literal Translation

And unto whom do ye liken Me, And am I equal? saith the Holy One.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
To whom then will ye liken
דּמה 
Damah 
Usage: 30

me, or shall I be equal
שׁוה 
Shavah 
Usage: 21

References

American

Fausets

Hastings

Context Readings

Comfort For God's People

24 They have only now been planted, and their seed put into the earth, and they have only now taken root, when he sends out his breath over them and they become dry, and the storm-wind takes them away like dry grass. 25 Who then seems to you to be my equal? says the Holy One. 26 Let your eyes be lifted up on high, and see: who has made these? He who sends out their numbered army: who has knowledge of all their names: by whose great strength, because he is strong in power, all of them are in their places.

Cross References

Isaiah 40:18

Whom then is God like, in your opinion? or what will you put forward as a comparison with him?

Deuteronomy 4:15-18

So keep watch on yourselves with care; for you saw no form of any sort on the day when the voice of the Lord came to you in Horeb out of the heart of the fire:

Deuteronomy 4:33

Has any people ever gone on living after hearing the voice of God out of the heart of the fire as you did?

Deuteronomy 5:8

You may not make for yourselves an image in the form of anything in heaven or on earth or in the waters under the earth:

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