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Isaiah 40:18

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¶ To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto him?
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  1. Isaiah 46:5Rank 1 from verse 18
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    5¶ To whom will ye liken me, and make me equal, and compare me, that we may be like?

  2. 1 Samuel 2:2Rank 2 from verse 18
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    2There is none holy as the Lord: for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God.

  3. Isaiah 40:25Rank 3 from verse 18
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    25To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One.

  4. Exodus 15:11Rank 4 from verse 18
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    11Who is like unto thee, O Lord, among the gods? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?

  5. Acts 17:29Rank 5 from verse 18
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    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.

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Isaiah 40:18

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whom

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The objective form of who, referring to the person or persons acted upon or related to.

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ye

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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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liken

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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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likeness

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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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compare

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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.

18¶ To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto him?

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19The workman melteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains.

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