Isaiah
Isaiah 46:5
5To whom will you liken Me or count Me equal?
To whom will you compare Me, that we should be alike?
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| To whom | לְמִ֥י | lə·mî | Preposition-l; Interrogative | H4310 who? |
| will you liken Me | תְדַמְי֖וּנִי | ṯə·ḏam·yū·nî | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine plural; first person common singular | H1819 be like, resemble |
| or count Me equal | וְתַשְׁו֑וּ | wə·ṯaš·wū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - second person masculine plural | H7737 be even, smooth |
| To whom will you compare Me | וְתַמְשִׁל֖וּנִי | wə·ṯam·ši·lū·nî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - second person masculine plural; first person common singular | H4911 represent, be like |
| that we should be alike | וְנִדְמֶֽה׃ | wə·niḏ·meh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common plural | H1819 be like, resemble |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 40:18 · Isaiah 40:25 · Psalm 89:6 · Jeremiah 10:6–7 · Psalm 113:5 · Jeremiah 10:16 · Psalm 86:8 · Philippians 2:6 · Colossians 1:15 · Exodus 15:11 · Psalm 89:8
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.