Isaías 46:5

5 A quem me assemelhareis, e com quem me igualareis e me comparareis, para que sejamos semelhantes?

Isaías 46:5 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 46:5

To whom will ye liken me?
&c.] Was it lawful that any likeness might be made, which yet is forbidden, ( Exodus 20:4 ) what likeness could be thought of? is there any creature in heaven or earth, among all the angels or sons of men, to whom God can be likened, who has done such works of power, and acts of grace, as to care and provide not only for the house of Israel, from the beginning of their state to the close of it, but for all his creatures from the beginning of life to the end thereof, yea, from the beginning of the world to the end of it, and has shown such special grace and goodness to his chosen people, in such a kind and tender manner? And make me equal;
or any equal to him in power and goodness, since all are but worms, dust, and ashes, as the small dust of the balance, yea, as nothing in comparison of him. And compare me, that we may be like?
which is impossible to be done; for what comparison or likeness can there be between the Creator and a creature, between an infinite, immense, and eternal Being, possessed of all perfections, and a finite, frail, imperfect one? see ( Isaiah 40:18 ) . To pretend to frame a likeness of such a Being, is to act the absurd and stupid part the Heathens do, described in the following verses.

Isaías 46:5 In-Context

3 Ouvi-me, ó casa de Jacó, e todo o resto da casa de Israel, vós que por mim tendes sido carregados desde o ventre, que tendes sido levados desde a madre.

4 Até a vossa velhice eu sou o mesmo, e ainda até as cãs eu vos carregarei; eu vos criei, e vos levarei; sim, eu vos carregarei e vos livrarei.

5 A quem me assemelhareis, e com quem me igualareis e me comparareis, para que sejamos semelhantes?

6 Os que prodigalizam o ouro da bolsa, e pesam a prata nas balanças, assalariam o ourives, e ele faz um deus; e diante dele se prostram e adora,

7 Eles o tomam sobre os ombros, o levam, e o colocam no seu lugar, e ali permanece; do seu lugar não se pode mover; e, se recorrem a ele, resposta nenhuma dá, nem livra alguém da sua tribulação.