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To whom will ye liken me - (see the notes at Isaiah 40:18, Isaiah 40:25). The design of this and the following verses is…

To whom will you liken me? —The argument against idolatry is renewed in nearly its old form (Isaiah 40:18–25;…

To whom will ye liken and compare me? Here the Prophet introduces the Lord remonstrating with the Jews because they distrusted and doubted…

To whom will you liken me ?
&c.] Was it lawful that any likeness might be made, which yet is forbidden, ([Reference …

Here the folly of those who made idols, and then prayed to them, is exposed. How does the lavishness of idolaters shame the stinginess of many who …

Bel is broken. Here the prophet foretells the destruction of the enemies holding the people captive, namely, the Babylonians, co…
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