Isaiah
Isaiah 40:18
18To whom will you liken God?
To what image will you compare Him?
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| To whom | מִ֖י | mî | Interrogative | H4310 who? |
| will you liken | תְּדַמְּי֣וּן | tə·ḏam·mə·yūn | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine plural; Paragogic nun | H1819 be like, resemble |
| God | אֵ֑ל | ’êl | Noun - masculine singular | H410 god |
| To what | וּמַה־ | ū·mah- | Conjunctive waw; Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| image | דְּמ֖וּת | də·mūṯ | Noun - feminine singular | H1823 likeness, similitude |
| will you compare | תַּ֥עַרְכוּ | ta·‘ar·ḵū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H6186 arrange or set in order |
| Him | לֽוֹ׃ | lōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 46:5 · 1 Samuel 2:2 · Isaiah 40:25 · Exodus 15:11 · Acts 17:29 · Jeremiah 10:6 · Psalm 89:6 · Exodus 8:10 · Job 40:9 · Micah 7:18 · Psalm 89:8 · Exodus 9:14
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.