And bthey are counted by Him less than nothing and worthless.
The goldsmith overspreads it with gold,
And the silversmith casts silver chains.
Chooses a tree that will not rot;
He seeks for himself a skillful workman
aTo prepare a carved image that will not totter.
Have you not heard?
Has it not been told you from the beginning?
Have you not understood from the foundations of the earth?
And its inhabitants are like grasshoppers,
Who astretches out the heavens like a curtain,
And spreads them out like a btent to dwell in.
Scarcely shall they be sown,
Scarcely shall their stock take root in the earth,
When He will also blow on them,
And they will wither,
And the whirlwind will take them away like stubble.
And see who has created these things,
Who brings out their host by number;
aHe calls them all by name,
By the greatness of His might
And the strength of His power;
Not one is missing.
And speak, O Israel:
“My way is hidden from the Lord,
And my just claim is passed over by my God”?
Have you not heard?
The everlasting God, the Lord,
The Creator of the ends of the earth,
Neither faints nor is weary.
aHis understanding is unsearchable.
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American Standard Version
To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto him?
Amplified® Bible
To whom then will you liken God? Or with what likeness will you compare Him?
Contemporary English Version
Who compares with God? Is anything like him?
Darby English Version
To whom then will ye liken ùGod? and what likeness will ye compare unto him?
Good News Bible
To whom can God be compared? How can you describe what he is like?
King James Version
To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto him?
New American Standard Bible
To whom then will you liken God? Or what likeness will you compare with Him?
New International Version
To whom, then, will you compare God?
What image will you compare him to?
New King James Version
To whom then will you liken God?
Or what likeness will you compare to Him?
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
To whom then will you liken God? Or what likeness will you compare with Him?
Revised Standard Version
To whom then will you liken God, or what likeness compare with him?
Young's Literal Translation
And unto whom do ye liken God, And what likeness do ye compare to Him?
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