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Isaiah 46:5

Isaiah 46:5
To whom will ye liken me, and make me equal, and compare me, that we may be like?

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

To whom will ye liken me?.... Was it lawful that any likeness might be made, which yet is forbidden, Exo 20:4 what likeness could be thought of? is there any creature in heaven or earth, among all the…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

To whom will ye liken me - (see the notes at Isa 40:18, Isa 40:25). The design of this and the following verses is to show the folly of idolatry, and the vanity of trusting in idols. This is a subject…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Isaiah 46:5-13

The deliverance of Israel by the destruction of Babylon (the general subject of all these chapters) is here insisted upon, and again promised, for the conviction both of idolaters who set up as rivals…