King James Version

Isaiah 40:25

To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One.

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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).מִ֥יmiwhoמִיparticle, 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.תְדַמְּי֖וּנִיtedamyunicompareדָּמָהverb, piel, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “compare”, an unfinished actionH1819to compare; by implication, to resemble, liken, considercompare, devise, (be) like(-n), mean, think, use similitudes.וְאֶשְׁוֶ֑הveeshvehand be likeשָׁוָהconjunction, verb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and be like”, an unfinished actionH7737properly, to level, i.e. equalize; figuratively, to resemble; by implication, to adjust (i.e. counterbalance, be suitable, compose, place, yield, etc.)avail, behave, bring forth, compare, countervail, (be, make) equal, lay, be (make, a-) like, make plain, profit, reckon.יֹאמַ֖רyomarsayאָמַרverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “say”, an unfinished actionH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…קָדֽוֹשׁqadoshsaintקָדוֹשׁadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “saint”, the ordinary formH6918sacred (ceremonially or morally); (as noun) God (by eminence), an angel, a saint, a sanctuaryholy (One), saint.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

To whom then will ye liken Me, that I should be equal? saith the Holy One.

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American Standard Version (1901)

To whom then will ye liken me, that I should be equal to him ? saith the Holy One.

Young’s Literal Translation

And unto whom do ye liken Me, And [am] I equal? saith the Holy One.

World English Bible

“To whom then will you liken me? Who is my equal?” says the Holy One.

Darby Translation

To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One.

Douay-Rheims

And to whom have ye likened me, or made me equal, saith the Holy One?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

To whom then will ye liken Me, that I should be equal? saith the Holy One.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Now then to whom have ye compared me, that I may be exalted? saith the Holy One.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Νῦν οὖν τίνι με ὡμοιώσατε, καὶ ὑψωθήσομαι; εἶπεν ὁ ἅγιος.