Isaiah 40:25

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

Isa 40:18 : 18 To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto him?
Deut 4:15-18 : 15 Take ye therefore good heed unto yourselves; for ye saw no manner of form on the day that Jehovah spake unto you in Horeb out of the midst of the fire. 16 Lest ye corrupt yourselves, and make you a graven image in the form of any figure, the likeness of male or female, 17 the likeness of any beast that is on the earth, the likeness of any winged bird that flieth in the heavens, 18 the likeness of anything that creepeth on the ground, the likeness of any fish that is in the water under the earth;
Deut 4:33 : 33 Did ever a people hear the voice of God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as thou hast heard, and live?
Deut 5:8 : 8 Thou shalt not make unto thee a graven image, [nor] 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:

Similar Verses (AI)

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Isa 46:5
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5To whom will ye like me, and make me equal, and compare me, that we may be like?
Isa 40:17-18
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17All the nations are as nothing before him; they are accounted by him as less than nothing, and vanity.
18To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto him?
Isa 37:23
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23Whom hast thou defied and blasphemed? and against whom hast thou exalted thy voice and lifted up thine eyes on high? [even] against the Holy One of Israel.
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22Whom hast thou defied and blasphemed? and against whom hast thou exalted thy voice and lifted up thine eyes on high? [even] against the Holy One of Israel.
Ps 89:6
74%
6For who in the skies can be compared unto Jehovah? Who among the sons of the mighty is like unto Jehovah,
Isa 40:26-27
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73%
26Lift up your eyes on high, and see who hath created these, that bringeth out their host by number; he calleth them all by name; by the greatness of his might, and for that he is strong in power, not one is lacking.
27Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, My way is hid from Jehovah, and the justice [due] to me is passed away from my God?
Job 40:8-9
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72%
8Wilt thou even annul my judgment? Wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be justified?
9Or hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?
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5Who is like unto Jehovah our God, That hath his seat on high,
Isa 44:6-8
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72%
6Thus saith Jehovah, the King of Israel, and his Redeemer, Jehovah of hosts: I am the first, and I am the last; and besides me there is no God.
7And who, as I, shall call, and shall declare it, and set it in order for me, since I established the ancient people? and the things that are coming, and that shall come to pass, let them declare.
8Fear ye not, neither be afraid: have I not declared unto thee of old, and showed it? and ye are my witnesses. Is there a God besides me? yea, there is no Rock; I know not any.
Isa 46:9
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9Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; [I am] God, and there is none like me;
Isa 57:15
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15For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy: I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite.
Isa 43:15
71%
15I am Jehovah, your Holy One, the Creator of Israel, your King.
Job 4:17
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17Shall mortal man be more just than God? Shall a man be more pure than his Maker?
Isa 45:11
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11Thus saith Jehovah, the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker: Ask me of the things that are to come; concerning my sons, and concerning the work of my hands, command ye me.
Isa 40:24
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24Yea, they have not been planted; yea, they have not been sown; yea, their stock hath not taken root in the earth: moreover he bloweth upon them, and they wither, and the whirlwind taketh them away as stubble.
Isa 65:5
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5that say, Stand by thyself, come not near to me, for I am holier than thou. These are a smoke in my nose, a fire that burneth all the day.
Isa 45:21
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21Declare ye, and bring [it] forth; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath showed this from ancient time? who hath declared it of old? have not I, Jehovah? and there is no God else besides me, a just God and a Saviour; there is none besides me.
Jer 10:6
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6There is none like unto thee, O Jehovah; thou art great, and thy name is great in might.
Isa 43:10-11
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10Ye are my witnesses, saith Jehovah, and my servant whom I have chosen; that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me.
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8I am Jehovah, that is my name; and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise unto graven images.
Job 41:10
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10None is so fierce that he dare stir him up; Who then is he that can stand before me?
Exod 15:11
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11Who is like unto thee, O Jehovah, among the gods? Who is like thee, glorious in holiness, Fearful in praises, doing wonders?
Isa 45:9
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9Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker! a potsherd among the potsherds of the earth! Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it, What makest thou? or thy work, He hath no hands?
Isa 5:16
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16but Jehovah of hosts is exalted in justice, and God the Holy One is sanctified in righteousness.
Jer 16:20
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20Shall a man make unto himself gods, which yet are no gods?
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Isa 43:13
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2There is none holy as Jehovah; For there is none besides thee, Neither is there any rock like our God.
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Isa 30:11
69%
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Acts 7:50
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50Did not my hand make all these things?
Isa 45:5-6
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5I am Jehovah, and there is none else; besides me there is no God. I will gird thee, though thou hast not known me;
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69%
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Isa 66:1
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Isa 40:12
69%
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Ps 71:19
68%
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Amos 4:13
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Isa 48:11
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Isa 13:3
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