Isaiah 40:18 - Compare All Versions

Isaiah 40:18-20 MSG (The Message)

So who even comes close to being like God? To whom or what can you compare him? Some no-god idol? Ridiculous! It’s made in a workshop, cast in bronze, Given a thin veneer of gold, and draped with silver filigree. Or, perhaps someone will select a fine wood— olive wood, say—that won’t rot, Then hire a woodcarver to make a no-god, giving special care to its base so it won’t tip over!

Isaiah 40:18 KJV (King James Version)

To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto him?

Isaiah 40:18 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

To whom then will you liken God? Or what likeness will you compare with Him?

Isaiah 40:18 NCV (New Century Version)

Can you compare God to anything? Can you compare him to an image of anything?

Isaiah 40:18 ASV (American Standard Version)

To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto him?

Isaiah 40:18 NIV (New International Version)

With whom, then, will you compare God? To what image will you liken him?

Isaiah 40:18 NKJV (New King James Version)

To whom then will you liken God? Or what likeness will you compare to Him?

Isaiah 40:18 AMP (Amplified Bible)

¶To whom then will you liken God? Or with what likeness will you compare Him? [Acts 17:29]

Isaiah 40:18 NLT (New Living Translation)

To whom can you compare God? What image can you find to resemble him?

Isaiah 40:18 TPT (The Passion Translation)

Who even comes close to being compared to God? How could you ever compare God to an idol?

Isaiah 40:18 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)

To whom then will you liken God, or what likeness compare with him?