Isaiah 40:18 · KJV
“To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto him?”
— Isaiah 40:18
All nations before him {are} as nothing; and they are counted to him less than nothing, and vanity.
The workman melteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains.
Isaiah 40 — Context
And Lebanon {is} not sufficient to burn, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for a burnt offering.
17All nations before him {are} as nothing; and they are counted to him less than nothing, and vanity.
18To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto him?
19The workman melteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains.
20He that {is} so impoverished that he hath no oblation chooseth a tree {that} will not rot; he seeketh unto him a cunning workman to prepare a graven image, {that} shall not be moved. {is so...: Heb. is poor of oblation}
Cross References
Isaiah 46:5
To whom will ye liken me, and make {me} equal, and compare me, that we may be like?
1 Samuel 2:2
{There is} none holy as the LORD: for {there is} none beside thee: neither {is there} any rock like our God.
Isaiah 40:25
To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One.
Exodus 15:11
Who {is} like unto thee, O LORD, among the gods? who {is} like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful {in} praises, doing wonders? {gods: or, mighty ones?}
Acts 17:29
Forasmuch 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.
Jeremiah 10:6
Forasmuch as {there is} none like unto thee, O LORD; thou {art} great, and thy name {is} great in might.
Psalms 89:6
For who in the heaven can be compared unto the LORD? {who} among the sons of the mighty can be likened unto the LORD?
Job 40:9
Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?