Parallel Verses

King James 2000

To whom then will you liken me, or shall I be 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.

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.

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 Yea, they shall not be planted; yea, they shall not be sown: yea, their stock shall not take root in the earth: and he shall also blow upon them, and they shall wither, and the whirlwind shall take them away as stubble. 25  To whom then will you liken me, or shall I be equal? says the Holy One. 26 Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who has created these things, that brings out their host by number: he calls them all by names by the greatness of his might, for he is strong in power; not one is missing.

Cross References

Isaiah 40:18

To whom then will you liken God? or what likeness will you compare unto him?

Deuteronomy 4:15-18

Take therefore good heed unto yourselves; for you saw no manner of form on the day that the LORD spoke unto you in Horeb out of the midst of the fire:

Deuteronomy 4:33

Did ever people hear the voice of God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as you have heard, and live?

Deuteronomy 5:8

You shall not make you any graven image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the waters beneath the earth:

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