Parallel Verses
Amplified
“To whom would you liken Me
And make Me equal and compare Me,
That we may be alike?
New American Standard Bible
And make Me equal and compare Me,
That we would be alike?
King James Version
To whom will ye liken me, and make me equal, and compare me, that we may be like?
Holman Bible
Who will you measure Me with,
so that we should be like each other?
International Standard Version
"To whom will you compare me, count me equal, or liken me, so that I may be compared?
A Conservative Version
To whom will ye liken me, and make me equal, and compare me, that we may be alike?
American Standard Version
To whom will ye like me, and make me equal, and compare me, that we may be like?
Bible in Basic English
Who in your eyes is my equal? or what comparison will you make with me?
Darby Translation
To whom will ye liken me and make me equal, or compare me, that we may be like?
Julia Smith Translation
To whom will ye liken me and make equal? and compare me and we shall be like?
King James 2000
To whom will you liken me, and make me equal, and compare me, that we may be alike?
Lexham Expanded Bible
To whom will you liken me, and count as equal, and compare with me, as though we were alike?
Modern King James verseion
To whom will you compare Me, and make Me equal, and compare Me, that we may be alike?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Whom will ye make me like, in fashion or image, that I may be like him?
NET Bible
To whom can you compare and liken me? Tell me whom you think I resemble, so we can be compared!
New Heart English Bible
"To whom will you liken me, and make me equal, and compare me, that we may be like?
The Emphasized Bible
To whom can ye liken me or make me equal? Or compare me, and we be like?
Webster
To whom will ye liken me, and make me equal, and compare me, that we may be like?
World English Bible
"To whom will you liken me, and make me equal, and compare me, that we may be like?
Youngs Literal Translation
To whom do ye liken Me, and make equal? And compare Me, that we may be like?
Themes
Interlinear
Damah
References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 46:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
Babylon's Idols
4
Even to your old age I am He,
And even to your advanced old age I will carry you!
I have made you, and I will carry you;
Be assured I will carry you and I will save you.
“To whom would you liken Me
And make Me equal and compare Me,
That we may be alike?
“Those who lavish gold from the bag
And weigh out silver on the scales
Hire a goldsmith, and he makes it into a god;
They bow down, indeed they worship it.
Cross References
Isaiah 40:18
To whom then will you liken God?
Or with what likeness will you compare Him?
Isaiah 40:25
“To whom then will you compare Me
That I would be his equal?” says the Holy One.
Exodus 15:11
“Who is like You among the gods, O Lord?
Who is like You, majestic in holiness,
Awesome in splendor, working wonders?
Psalm 86:8
There is no one like You among the gods, O Lord,
Nor are there any works [of wonder and majesty] like Yours.
Psalm 89:6
For who in the heavens can be compared to the Lord?
Who among the divine beings is like the Lord,
Psalm 89:8
O Lord God of hosts, who is like You, O mighty Lord?
Your faithfulness surrounds You [as an intrinsic, unchangeable part of Your very being].
Psalm 113:5
Who is like the Lord our God,
Who is enthroned on high,
Jeremiah 10:6-7
There is none like You, O Lord;
You are great, and great is Your mighty and powerful name.
Jeremiah 10:16
The Portion of Jacob [the true God on whom Israel has a claim] is not like these;
For He is the Designer and Maker of all things,
And Israel is the tribe of His inheritance [and He will not fail them]—
The Lord of hosts is His name.
Philippians 2:6
who, although He existed in the form and unchanging essence of God [as One with Him, possessing the fullness of all the divine attributes—the entire nature of deity], did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped or asserted [as if He did not already possess it, or was afraid of losing it];
Colossians 1:15
He is the exact living image [the essential manifestation] of the unseen God [the visible representation of the invisible], the firstborn [the preeminent one, the sovereign, and the originator] of all creation.
Hebrews 1:3
The Son is the radiance and only expression of the glory of [our awesome] God [reflecting God’s