Isaiah 40:18
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
To whomמִ֖י
(mi)
4310: who?a prim. pronoun
then will you likenתְּדַמְּי֣וּן
(te·dam·me·yun)
1819: to be like, resemblea prim. root
God?אֵ֑ל
(el;)
410: God, in pl. godsa prim. root
Or whatוּמַה־
(u·mah-)
4100: what? how? anythinga prim. interrogative and indefinite particle
likenessדְּמ֖וּת
(de·mut)
1823: likeness, similitudefrom damah
will you compareתַּ֥עַרְכוּ
(ta·'ar·chu)
6186a: to arrange or set in ordera prim. root
with Him? 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
To whom then will ye liken
damah  (daw-maw')
to compare; by implication, to resemble, liken, consider -- compare, devise, (be) like(-n), mean, think, use similitudes.
God
'el  (ale)
strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)
or what likeness
dmuwth  (dem-ooth')
resemblance; concretely, model, shape; adverbially, like -- fashion, like (-ness, as), manner, similitude.
will ye compare
`arak  (aw-rak')
to set in a row, i.e. arrange, put in order (in a very wide variety of applications)
unto him
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
To whom then will you liken God? Or what likeness will you compare with Him?

King James Bible
To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto him?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Who will you compare God with? What likeness will you compare Him to?

International Standard Version
"To whom, then, will you compare me, the One who is God? Or to what image will you liken me?

NET Bible
To whom can you compare God? To what image can you liken him?

GOD'S WORD® Translation
To whom, then, can you compare God? To what statue can you compare him?

King James 2000 Bible
To whom then will you liken God? or what likeness will you compare unto him?
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