Parallel Verses
The Emphasized Bible
Unto whom then, can ye liken me, or can I be equal? Saith the Holy One.
New American Standard Bible
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
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.
Bible in Basic English
Who then seems to you to be my 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.
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
Damah
Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 40:25
Verse Info
Context Readings
Comfort For God's People
24 Scarcely have they been planted, Scarcely have they been sown, Scarcely hath their stock, begun to take root in the earth, When he hath just blown upon them and they have withered, And, a whirlwind, as though they haft been chaff, carrieth them away. 25 Unto whom then, can ye liken me, or can I be equal? Saith the Holy One. 26 Lift on high your eyes - and see who hath created these, That bringeth forth, by number, their host, - To all of them by name, doth call, Because of the abundance of vigour and alertness of strength, not one, is missing!
Cross References
Isaiah 40:18
Unto whom then can ye liken GOD? Or, what likeness, can ye compare unto him?
Deuteronomy 4:15-18
Ye must take diligent heed, therefore unto your own souls, for ye saw no manner of form, on the day Yahweh spake unto you in Horeb out of the midst of the fire;
Deuteronomy 4:33
Did a people ever hear the voice of a god speaking out of the midst of fire, as, thou, didst hear, and yet live?
Deuteronomy 5:8
Thou shalt not make unto thee an image, any form that is in the heavens above, or that is in the earth beneath or that is in the waters beneath the earth: