Isaiah 46:5
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"To whomלְמִ֥י
(le·mi)
4310: who?a prim. pronoun
would you likenתְדַמְי֖וּנִי
(te·dam·yu·ni)
1819: to be like, resemblea prim. root
Me And make Me equalוְתַשְׁו֑וּ
(ve·tash·vu;)
7737a: to agree with, be like, resemblea prim. root
and compareוְתַמְשִׁל֖וּנִי
(ve·tam·shi·lu·ni)
4911a: to represent, be likea prim. root
Me, That we would be alike?וְנִדְמֶֽה׃
(ve·nid·meh.)
1819: to be like, resemblea prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
To whom will ye liken
damah  (daw-maw')
to compare; by implication, to resemble, liken, consider -- compare, devise, (be) like(-n), mean, think, use similitudes.
me and make me equal
shavah  (shaw-vaw')
to level, i.e. equalize; figuratively, to resemble; by implication, to adjust (i.e. counterbalance, be suitable, compose, place, yield, etc.)
and compare
mashal  (maw-shal')
to liken, i.e. (transitively) to use figurative language (an allegory, adage, song or the like); intransitively, to resemble
me that we may be like
damah  (daw-maw')
to compare; by implication, to resemble, liken, consider -- compare, devise, (be) like(-n), mean, think, use similitudes.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"To whom would you liken Me And make Me equal and compare Me, That we would be alike?

King James Bible
To whom will ye liken me, and make me equal, and compare me, that we may be like?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Who will you compare Me or make Me equal to? 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?

NET Bible
To whom can you compare and liken me? Tell me whom you think I resemble, so we can be compared!

GOD'S WORD® Translation
To whom will you compare me and make me equal? To whom will you compare me so that we can be alike?

King James 2000 Bible
To whom will you liken me, and make me equal, and compare me, that we may be alike?
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