Isaiah 40:18
¶ To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto him?
¶ *To whom then will ye liken God? or what likenesse will ye compare vnto him?
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- *Cross-referenceActs 17.20.
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- Isaiah 46:5Rank 1 from verse 18
- 1 Samuel 2:2Rank 2 from verse 18
- Isaiah 40:25Rank 3 from verse 18
- Exodus 15:11Rank 4 from verse 18
- Acts 17:29Rank 5 from verse 18
29Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man’s device.
29Forasmuch then as wee are the offspring of God, *wee ought not to thinke that the Godhead is like vnto golde, or siluer, or stone grauen by arte, and mans deuice.
- Jeremiah 10:6Rank 6 from verse 18
- Psalms 89:6Rank 7 from verse 18
- Exodus 8:10Rank 8 from verse 18
- Micah 7:18Rank 10 from verse 18
18Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy.
18*Who is a God like vnto thee, that pardoneth iniquitie, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? hee retaineth not his anger for euer, because he delighteth in mercy.
- Exodus 9:14Rank 11 from verse 18
14For I will at this time send all my plagues upon thine heart, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people; that thou mayest know that there is none like me in all the earth.
14For I will at this time send all my plagues vpon thine heart, and vpon thy seruants, and vpon thy people: that thou mayest knowe that there is none like me in all the earth.
- Psalms 89:8Rank 12 from verse 18
- Deuteronomy 33:26Rank 13 from verse 18
- Exodus 20:4Rank 14 from verse 18
4Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:
4*Thou shalt not make vnto thee any grauen Image, or any likenesse of any thing that is in heauen aboue, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water vnder the earth.
- Isaiah 46:9Rank 15 from verse 18
- Psalms 86:8–10Rank 16 from verse 18
8Among the gods there is none like unto thee, O Lord; neither are there any works like unto thy works.
9All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord; and shall glorify thy name.
10For thou art great, and doest wondrous things: thou art God alone.
8*Among the gods there is none like vnto thee (O LORD:) neither are there any workes like vnto thy workes.
9All nations whom thou hast made, shall come and worship before thee, O LORD: and shall glorifie thy Name.
10*For thou art great, and doest wonderous things: thou art God alone.
- Colossians 1:15Rank 17 from verse 18
- Hebrews 1:3Rank 18 from verse 18
3Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;
3*Who being the brightnesse of his glory, and the expresse image of his person, and vpholding all things by the word of his power, when hee had by himselfe purged our sinnes, sate down on y e right hand of the Maiestie on high,
- Psalms 113:5Rank 19 from verse 18
- Jeremiah 10:16Rank 20 from verse 18
16The portion of Jacob is not like them: for he is the former of all things; and Israel is the rod of his inheritance: The Lord of hosts is his name.
16*The portion of Iacob is not like them: for he is the fourmer of all things, and Israel is the rod of his inheritance: the LORD of hostes is his Name.
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Isaiah 40:18
The objective form of who, referring to the person or persons acted upon or related to.
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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.
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To compare, represent, describe, or treat a person or thing as like, similar, equal, or corresponding to another.
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The one true God.
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Resemblance, similarity, correspondence, form, appearance, image, or representation by which one person or thing is like another.
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To examine together, liken, or set one thing beside another to show likeness or difference.
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17All nations before him are as nothing; and they are counted to him less than nothing, and vanity.
17*All nations before him are as nothing, and they are counted to him lesse then nothing, and vanitie.
18¶ To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto him?
18¶ *To whom then will ye liken God? or what likenesse will ye compare vnto him?
Selected passage19The workman melteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains.
19The workeman melteth a grauen image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it ouer with golde, and casteth siluer chaines.