5To whom will ye liken me, and make me equal, and compare me, that we may be like?
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To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto him?
To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One.
For who in the heaven can be compared unto the LORD? who among the sons of the mighty can be likened unto the LORD?
Forasmuch as there is none like unto thee, O LORD; thou art great, and thy name is great in might. …
The portion of Jacob is not like them: for he is the former of all things; and Israel is the rod of his inheritance: The LORD of hosts is his name.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 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 with God, and of oppressors who were enemies to the people of God. I. For the conviction of those who made and worshipped idols, especially those of Israel who did so, who would have images of their…
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