Isaiah 46:5 · KJV
“To whom will ye liken me, and make {me} equal, and compare me, that we may be like?”
— Isaiah 46:5
And {even} to {your} old age I {am} he; and {even} to hoar hairs will I carry {you}: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver {you}.
They lavish gold out of the bag, and weigh silver in the balance, {and} hire a goldsmith; and he maketh it a god: they fall down, yea, they worship.
Isaiah 46 — Context
Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, which are borne {by me} from the belly, which are carried from the womb:
4And {even} to {your} old age I {am} he; and {even} to hoar hairs will I carry {you}: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver {you}.
5To whom will ye liken me, and make {me} equal, and compare me, that we may be like?
6They lavish gold out of the bag, and weigh silver in the balance, {and} hire a goldsmith; and he maketh it a god: they fall down, yea, they worship.
7They bear him upon the shoulder, they carry him, and set him in his place, and he standeth; from his place shall he not remove: yea, {one} shall cry unto him, yet can he not answer, nor save him out of his trouble.
Cross References
Isaiah 40:18
To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto him?
Isaiah 40:25
To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One.
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?
Jeremiah 10:6-7
Forasmuch as {there is} none like unto thee, O LORD; thou {art} great, and thy name {is} great in might.
Psalms 113:5
Who {is} like unto the LORD our God, who dwelleth on high, {dwelleth...: Heb. exalteth himself to dwell}
Jeremiah 10:16
The 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.
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?}
Psalms 86:8
Among the gods {there is} none like unto thee, O Lord; neither {are there any works} like unto thy works.