Isaiah 40:18

18 With whom, then, will you compare God? To what image will you liken him?

Isaiah 40:18 in Other Translations

KJV
18 To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto him?
ESV
18 To whom then will you liken God, or what likeness compare with him?
NLT
18 To whom can you compare God? What image can you find to resemble him?
MSG
18 So who even comes close to being like God? To whom or what can you compare him?
CSB
18 Who will you compare God with? What likeness will you compare Him to?

Isaiah 40:18 In-Context

16 Lebanon is not sufficient for altar fires, nor its animals enough for burnt offerings.
17 Before him all the nations are as nothing; they are regarded by him as worthless and less than nothing.
18 With whom, then, will you compare God? To what image will you liken him?
19 As for an idol, a metalworker casts it, and a goldsmith overlays it with gold and fashions silver chains for it.
20 A person too poor to present such an offering selects wood that will not rot; they look for a skilled worker to set up an idol that will not topple.

Cross References 2

  • 1. S Exodus 8:10; S 1 Samuel 2:2; Isaiah 46:5
  • 2. S Deuteronomy 4:15; Acts 17:29
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