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Isaiah 40:18

To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto him?

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וְאֶלveeland amongאֵלconjunction, preposition — “and among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, 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).מִ֖יmiwhoמִיparticle, interrogative — “who”H4310who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffixany (man), [idiom] he, [idiom] him, [phrase] O that! what, which, who(-m, -se, -soever), [phrase] would to God.תְּדַמְּי֣וּןtedamyuncompareדָּמָהverb, piel, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural, paragogic nun — “compare”, an unfinished actionH1819to compare; by implication, to resemble, liken, considercompare, devise, (be) like(-n), mean, think, use similitudes.אֵ֑לelidolאֵלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “idol”, the ordinary formH410strength; 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.'וּמַהumahand howמָהconjunction, particle, interrogative — “and how”H4100properly, 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 senseshow (long, oft, (-soever)), (no-) thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.דְּמ֖וּתdemutlikeדְּמוּתnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “like”, the ordinary formH1823resemblance; concretely, model, shape; adverbially, likefashion, like (-ness, as), manner, similitude.תַּ֥עַרְכוּtaarkhvput in arrayעָרַךְverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “put in array”, an unfinished actionH6186to 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.לֽוֹlvotoלֽוֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to”to

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

To whom then will ye liken God? Or what likeness will ye compare unto Him?

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American Standard Version (1901)

To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto him?

Young’s Literal Translation

And unto whom do ye liken God, And what likeness do ye compare to Him?

World English Bible

To whom then will you liken God? Or what likeness will you compare to him?

Darby Translation

To whom then will ye liken God? and what likeness will ye compare unto him?

Douay-Rheims

To whom then have you likened God? or what image will you make for him?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

To whom then will ye liken God? Or what likeness will ye compare unto Him?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

To whom have ye compared the Lord? and with what likeness have ye compared him?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Τίνι ὡμοιώσατε Κύριον; καὶ τίνι ὁμοιώματι ὡμοιώσατε αὐτόν;