Isaiah 40:25 BSB — MannaFest

Original language & word study

6 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְאֶל־	ve.'el-	and to	H413 →
מִ֥י	mi	whom?	H4310 →
תְדַמְּי֖וּנִי	te.da.me.Yu.ni	will you liken me	H1819 →
וְאֶשְׁוֶ֑ה	ve.'esh.Veh	and I may be equal?	H7737 →
יֹאמַ֖ר	yo.Mar	he says	H559 →
קָדֽוֹשׁ׃	ka.Do.osh	[the] holy [one]	H6918 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Deuteronomy 5:8
You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in the heavens above, on the earth below, or in the waters beneath.
leads to
- Exodus 20:4
  You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in the heavens above, on the earth below, or in the waters beneath.
Through
Isaiah 40:18
To whom will you liken God? To what image will you compare Him?
leads to
- Isaiah 46:5
  To whom will you liken Me or count Me equal? To whom will you compare Me, that we should be alike?
- 1 Samuel 2:2
  There is no one holy like the LORD. Indeed, there is no one besides You! And there is no Rock like our God.
- Exodus 15:11
  Who among the gods is like You, O LORD? Who is like You—majestic in holiness, revered with praises, performing wonders?
- Acts 17:29
  Therefore, being offspring of God, we should not think that the Divine Being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by man’s skill and imagination.
- Jeremiah 10:6
  There is none like You, O LORD. You are great, and Your name is mighty in power.
Through
Deuteronomy 4:33
Has a people ever heard the voice of God speaking out of the fire, as you have, and lived?
leads to
- Deuteronomy 5:24
  and you said, “Behold, the LORD our God has shown us His glory and greatness, and we have heard His voice out of the fire. Today we have seen that a man can live…
- Judges 6:22
  When Gideon realized that it was the angel of the LORD, he said, “Oh no, Lord GOD! I have seen the angel of the LORD face to face!”

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

Exodus 15:11Who among the gods is like You, O LORD? Who is like You—majestic in holiness, revered with praises, performing wonders?Isaiah 40:18To whom will you liken God? To what image will you compare Him?Acts 17:29Therefore, being offspring of God, we should not think that the Divine Being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by man’s skill and imagination.Psalms 113:5Who is like the LORD our God, the One enthroned on high?Psalms 86:8O Lord, there is none like You among the gods, nor any works like Yours.Isaiah 46:5To whom will you liken Me or count Me equal? To whom will you compare Me, that we should be alike?Psalms 77:13Your way, O God, is holy. What god is so great as our God?Deuteronomy 4:33Has a people ever heard the voice of God speaking out of the fire, as you have, and lived?Deuteronomy 4:15–18So since you saw no form of any kind on the day the LORD spoke to you out of the fire at Horeb, be careful Deuteronomy 3:24“O Lord GOD, You have begun to show Your greatness and power to Your servant. For what god in heaven or on earth can perform such works and mighty acts as Yours?Deuteronomy 5:8You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in the heavens above, on the earth below, or in the waters beneath.Psalms 71:19Your righteousness reaches to the heavens, O God, You who have done great things. Who, O God, is like You?Deuteronomy 33:26“There is none like the God of Jeshurun, who rides the heavens to your aid, and the clouds in His majesty.Jeremiah 10:6There is none like You, O LORD. You are great, and Your name is mighty in power.Micah 7:18Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance—who does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in loving devotion?2 Samuel 7:22How great You are, O Lord GOD! For there is none like You, and there is no God but You, according to everything we have heard with our own ears.Jeremiah 50:44Behold, one will come up like a lion from the thickets of the Jordan to the watered pasture. For in an instant I will chase Babylon from her land. Who is the chosen one I will appoint for this? For who is like Me, and who can challenge Me? What shepherd can stand against Me?”Psalms 135:5For I know that the LORD is great; our Lord is above all gods.

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