Isaiah 14:14

Context

14:14 I will climb up to the tops¹ of the clouds;

I will make myself like the Most High!”²

Isaiah 40:25

Context

40:25 “To whom can you compare me? Whom do I resemble?”

says the Holy One.³

[14:14] ¹tn Heb “the high places.” This word often refers to the high places where pagan worship was conducted, but here it probably refers to the “backs” or tops of the clouds. See HALOT 136 s.v. בָּמָה.

[14:14] ²sn Normally in the OT the title “Most High” belongs to the God of Israel, but in this context, where the mythological overtones are so strong, it probably refers to the Canaanite high god El.

[40:25] ³sn See the note on the phrase “the Holy One of Israel” in 1:4.