Isaiah 40:25

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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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 similitude on the day that the LORD spake unto you in Horeb out of the midst of the fire: 16 Lest ye corrupt yourselves, and make you a graven image, the similitude 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 fowl that flieth in the air, 18 The likeness of any thing that creepeth on the ground, the likeness of any fish that is in the waters beneath the earth:
Deut 4:33 : 33 Did ever 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 thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the waters beneath the earth:

Similar Verses (AI)

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Isa 46:5
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5To whom will ye liken me, and make me equal, and compare me, that we may be like?
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17All nations before him are as nothing; and they are counted to him less than nothing, and vanity.
18To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto him?
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23Whom hast thou reproached 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 reproached 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
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6For who in the heaven can be compared{H8799)} unto the LORD? who among the sons of the mighty can be likened{H8799)} unto the LORD?
Isa 40:26-27
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26Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth.
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Job 40:8-9
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8Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous?
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5Who is like unto the LORD our God, who dwelleth on high,
Isa 44:6-8
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6Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God.
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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 ones.
Isa 43:15
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15I am the LORD, 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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Isa 40:24
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Isa 65:5
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5Which 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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21Tell ye, and bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath declared this from ancient time? who hath told it from that time? have not I the LORD? and there is no God else beside me; a just God and a Saviour; there is none beside me.
Jer 10:6
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6Forasmuch as there is none like unto thee, O LORD; thou art great, and thy name is great in might.
Isa 43:10-11
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10Ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, 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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Exod 15:11
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11Who is like unto thee, O LORD, 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! Let the potsherd strive with 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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Jer 16:20
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20Shall a man make gods unto himself, and they are no gods?
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Isa 30:11
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Acts 7:50
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Isa 45:5-6
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5I am the LORD, and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me:
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69%
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Isa 66:1
69%
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Isa 40:12
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