Isaiah 40:18
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Isaiah 40:18
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All nations before him are as nothing; and they are counted to him less than nothing, and vanity.
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To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto him?
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The workman melteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains.
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Verse Text
KJV with Strong's NumbersKing James (Authorized) Version: the 1769 standard text in its Cambridge form of about 1900. Public domain.
To whom then will ye likenH1819 GodH410? or what likenessH1823 will ye compareH6186 unto him?
Original HebrewSource: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)
וְאֶל־מִי תְּדַמְּיוּן אֵל וּמַה־דְּמוּת תַּעַרְכוּ לֹו׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
וְ/אֶל |
ve./'el- | H413 | HC/R | and/ to |
מִ֖י |
mi | H4310 | HTi | whom? |
תְּדַמְּי֣וּ/ן |
te.da.me.Yu/n | H1819 | HVpi2mp/Sn | will you liken/ ! |
אֵ֑ל |
'El | H410 | HNcmsa | God |
וּ/מַה |
u./mah- | H4100 | HC/Ti | and/ what? |
דְּמ֖וּת |
de.Mut | H1823 | HNcfsa | likeness |
תַּ֥עַרְכוּ |
Ta.'ar.khu | H6186 | HVqi2mp | will you compare |
לֽ/וֹ |
l/o | HR/Sp3ms | to/ him |
Strong's References
- H410 — אֵל (ʼêl, ale): shortened from אַיִל (ʼayil) H352; strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity); God (god), [idiom] goodly, [idiom] great, idol, might(-y one), power, strong. Compare names in '-el.'
- H1819 — דָּמָה (dâmâh, daw-maw'): a primitive root; to compare; by implication, to resemble, liken, consider; compare, devise, (be) like(-n), mean, think, use similitudes.
- H1823 — דְּמוּת (dᵉmûwth, dem-ooth'): from דָּמָה (dâmâh) H1819; resemblance; concretely, model, shape; adverbially, like; fashion, like (-ness, as), manner, similitude.
- H6186 — עָרַךְ (ʻârak, aw-rak'): a primitive root; to set in a row, i.e. arrange, put in order (in a very wide variety of applications); put (set) (the battle, self) in array, compare, direct, equal, esteem, estimate, expert (in war), furnish, handle, join (battle), ordain, (lay, put, reckon up, set) (in) order, prepare, tax, value.
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H413 — אֵל (ʼêl, ale): (but only used in the shortened constructive form אֶל (ʼel) ); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e.; near, with or among; often in general, to; about, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).
- H4100 — מָה (mâh, maw): or מַה (mah); or מָ (mâ); or מַ (ma); also מֶה (meh); a primitive particle; properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senses; how (long, oft, (-soever)), (no-) thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.
- H4310 — מִי (mîy, me): an interrogative pronoun of persons, as מָה (mâh) H4100 is of things; who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix; any (man), [idiom] he, [idiom] him, [phrase] O that! what, which, who(-m, -se, -soever), [phrase] would to God.
Cross ReferencesCross-references from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced (TSKe) — public domain. The keyword grouping is its editors' own, not our selection.
Reciprocal references (16): Exodus 32:4, Numbers 12:8, Deuteronomy 3:24, Deuteronomy 4:12, Deuteronomy 4:15, Deuteronomy 4:16, Judges 17:3, 2 Samuel 7:22, 1 Kings 8:23, 1 Chronicles 17:20, Psalms 35:10, Psalms 71:19, Psalms 77:13, Psalms 106:20, Jeremiah 50:44, Romans 1:23
Related Topics
- Thompson Chain: NONE LIKE GOD
- Nave’s: GOD; IDOLATRY; READINGS, SELECT
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