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Text -- Isaiah 40:25 (NET)

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40:25 “To whom can you compare me? Whom do I resemble?” says the Holy One.
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JFB: Isa 40:25 - -- (Compare Isa 40:18).

(Compare Isa 40:18).

Calvin: Isa 40:25 - -- 25.And to whom will ye liken me? He repeats the former statement, (Isa 40:18,) by which he said that the Lord would not suffer himself to be likened ...

25.And to whom will ye liken me? He repeats the former statement, (Isa 40:18,) by which he said that the Lord would not suffer himself to be likened to idols; that the Jews might not in any degree detract, from his power, on account of their having been so long held captive in the hand of unbelievers, or think that idols are anything on account of the prosperity of their worshippers, whom they were compelled to serve; for, by reasoning in this manner about the power of the true God and of idols, they would have compared him with idols. On this account he repeats, as it were in indignation, “To whom will ye liken me?” as if he had said, “Will you rob me of my majesty by your comparisons?” For although men have various thoughts of God, and transform him according to their fancy, yet he continues to be like himself, for he does not change his nature on account of the inventions of men.

Saith the Holy One He appropriately applies to God the term Holy, by which title he indirectly blames or accuses the Jews of base ingratitude, if, as they have been set apart by him, they do not sanctify him in return. No holiness will be found in the gods of the Gentiles; they are the mere inventions of men. A grievous injury therefore is done to God, and he is basely degraded from his rank, when idols are brought into collision with him, and when it becomes a subject of debate if they can do more than God himself.

TSK: Isa 40:25 - -- Isa 40:18; Deu 4:15-18, Deu 4:33, Deu 5:8

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Barnes: Isa 40:25 - -- To whom then will ye liken me? - (See Isa 40:18) The prophet having thus set forth the majesty and glory of God, asks now with great emphasis, ...

To whom then will ye liken me? - (See Isa 40:18) The prophet having thus set forth the majesty and glory of God, asks now with great emphasis, what could be an adequate and proper representation of such a God. And if God was such a Being, how great was the folly of idolatry, and how vain all their confidence in the gods which their own hands had made.

Poole: Isa 40:25 - -- He repeateth what he said Isa 40:18 , that he might oblige them to the more serious and frequent consideration of the absurdity of the idolatry.

He repeateth what he said Isa 40:18 , that he might oblige them to the more serious and frequent consideration of the absurdity of the idolatry.

Gill: Isa 40:25 - -- To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal, saith the Holy One? Or be upon a level with? since the greatest of men on earth are brought to not...

To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal, saith the Holy One? Or be upon a level with? since the greatest of men on earth are brought to nothing by him, and are no more: this is repeated from Isa 40:18 and supported with fresh strength of argument, to show that there is nothing whatever, that is a fit likeness and similitude, by which to represent the Lord.

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NET Notes: Isa 40:25 See the note on the phrase “the Holy One of Israel” in 1:4.

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TSK Synopsis: Isa 40:1-31 - --1 The promulgation of the Gospel.3 The preaching of John Baptist.9 The preaching of the apostles.12 The prophet, by the omnipotency of God,18 and his ...

Maclaren: Isa 40:21-28 - --Have Ye Not? Hast Thou Not?' Have ye not known, have ye not heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have ye not understood from the foun...

MHCC: Isa 40:18-26 - --Whatever we esteem or love, fear or hope in, more than God, that creature we make equal with God, though we do not make images or worship them. He tha...

Matthew Henry: Isa 40:18-26 - -- The prophet here reproves those, 1. Who represented God by creatures, and so changed his truth into a lie and his glory into shame, who made images ...

Keil-Delitzsch: Isa 40:25 - -- The thought of Isa 40:18 now recurs like a refrain, a conclusion being appended to the premises by means of ו , as was the case there. "And to wh...

Constable: Isa 40:1--55:13 - --IV. Israel's calling in the world chs. 40--55 This part of Isaiah picks up a theme from chapters 1-39 and develo...

Constable: Isa 40:1--48:22 - --A. God's grace to Israel chs. 40-48 These chapters particularly address the questions of whether God cou...

Constable: Isa 40:1-31 - --1. The Lord of the servant ch. 40 Would the coming Babylonian exile prove that God could not del...

Constable: Isa 40:12-26 - --The incomparable Lord 40:12-26 The preceding section answered the question that the people of Isaiah's day had about God's desire to deliver them. Yes...

Guzik: Isa 40:1-31 - --Isaiah 40 - Comfort and Strength for God's People A. The Word of the LORD prepares the way of the LORD. 1. (1-2) Comfort for the afflicted people of...

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Commentary -- Other

Critics Ask: Isa 40:25 ISAIAH 40:25 —If nothing is like God, then how can humans be in the image of God? PROBLEM: Isaiah wrote: “ `To whom will you liken Me, or to ...

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Introduction / Outline

JFB: Isaiah (Book Introduction) ISAIAH, son of Amoz (not Amos); contemporary of Jonah, Amos, Hosea, in Israel, but younger than they; and of Micah, in Judah. His call to a higher deg...

JFB: Isaiah (Outline) PARABLE OF JEHOVAH'S VINEYARD. (Isa. 5:1-30) SIX DISTINCT WOES AGAINST CRIMES. (Isa. 5:8-23) (Lev 25:13; Mic 2:2). The jubilee restoration of posses...

TSK: Isaiah (Book Introduction) Isaiah has, with singular propriety, been denominated the Evangelical Prophet, on account of the number and variety of his prophecies concerning the a...

TSK: Isaiah 40 (Chapter Introduction) Overview Isa 40:1, The promulgation of the Gospel; Isa 40:3, The preaching of John Baptist; Isa 40:9, The preaching of the apostles; Isa 40:12, Th...

Poole: Isaiah (Book Introduction) THE ARGUMENT THE teachers of the ancient church were of two sorts: 1. Ordinary, the priests and Levites. 2. Extraordinary, the prophets. These we...

Poole: Isaiah 40 (Chapter Introduction) CHAPTER 40 The prophet having now foretold the Babylonish captivity, Isa 39:6,7 , doth here arm his people against it by the consideration of their...

MHCC: Isaiah (Book Introduction) Isaiah prophesied in the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah. He has been well called the evangelical prophet, on account of his numerous and...

MHCC: Isaiah 40 (Chapter Introduction) (Isa 40:1-11) The preaching of the gospel, and glad tidings of the coming of Christ. (Isa 40:12-17) The almighty power of God. (Isa 40:18-26) The fo...

Matthew Henry: Isaiah (Book Introduction) An Exposition, With Practical Observations, of The Book of the Prophet Isaiah Prophet is a title that sounds very great to those that understand it, t...

Matthew Henry: Isaiah 40 (Chapter Introduction) At this chapter begins the latter part of the prophecy of this book, which is not only divided from the former by the historical chapters that come...

Constable: Isaiah (Book Introduction) Introduction Title and writer The title of this book of the Bible, as is true of the o...

Constable: Isaiah (Outline) Outline I. Introduction chs. 1-5 A. Israel's condition and God's solution ch. 1 ...

Constable: Isaiah Isaiah Bibliography Alexander, Joseph Addison. Commentary on the Prophecies of Isaiah. 1846, 1847. Revised ed. ...

Haydock: Isaiah (Book Introduction) THE PROPHECY OF ISAIAS. INTRODUCTION. This inspired writer is called by the Holy Ghost, (Ecclesiasticus xlviii. 25.) the great prophet; from t...

Gill: Isaiah (Book Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO ISAIAH This book is called, in the New Testament, sometimes "the Book of the Words of the Prophet Esaias", Luk 3:4 sometimes only t...

Gill: Isaiah 40 (Chapter Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO ISAIAH 40 This chapter treats of the comforts of God's people; of the forerunner and coming of the Messiah; of his work, and the di...

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