Isaiah 40:18
Old Testament • 4 words with Strong's data
"To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto him?"
Word-by-Word Analysis
דָּמָה
dâmâh
to compare; by implication, to resemble, liken, consider
אֱלֹהִים
ʼĕlôhîym
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of...
דְּמוּת
dᵉmûwth
resemblance; concretely, model, shape; adverbially, like
אָב
ʼâb
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
Key Terms in This Verse
אָב ʼâb
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
Study H1 →דְּמוּת dᵉmûwth
resemblance; concretely, model, shape; adverbially, like
Study H1823 →אֱלֹהִים ʼĕlôhîym
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a supe...
Study H430 →Cross References
To whom will ye liken me, and make me equal, and compare me, that we may be like?
There is none holy as the LORD: for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God.
To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One.
Who is like unto thee, O LORD, among the gods? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?
Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man’s device.
For who in the heaven can be compared unto the LORD? who among the sons of the mighty can be likened unto the LORD?
Forasmuch as there is none like unto thee, O LORD; thou art great, and thy name is great in might.
Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?
Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy.
And he said, To morrow. And he said, Be it according to thy word: that thou mayest know that there is none like unto the LORD our God.
For I will at this time send all my plagues upon thine heart, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people; that thou mayest know that there is none like me in all the earth.
O LORD God of hosts, who is a strong LORD like unto thee? or to thy faithfulness round about thee?
There is none like unto the God of Jeshurun, who rideth upon the heaven in thy help, and in his excellency on the sky.
Thou shalt not make unto 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 water under the earth:
Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me,
Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the...
Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:
Who is like unto the LORD our God, who dwelleth on high,
The portion of Jacob is not like them: for he is the former of all things; and Israel is the rod of his inheritance: The LORD of hosts is his name.
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