Isaiah 40:18
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
To whom will you liken God? To what image will you compare Him?

Young's Literal Translation
And unto whom do ye liken God, And what likeness do ye compare to Him?

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

Hebrew
To whom
מִ֖י (mî)
Interrogative
Strong's 4310: Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix

will you liken
תְּדַמְּי֣וּן (tə·ḏam·mə·yūn)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | Paragogic nun
Strong's 1819: To compare, to resemble, liken, consider

God?
אֵ֑ל (’êl)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 410: Strength -- as adjective, mighty, the Almighty

To what
וּמַה־ (ū·mah-)
Conjunctive waw | Interrogative
Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what

image
דְּמ֖וּת (də·mūṯ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 1823: Resemblance, model, shape, like

will you compare Him?
תַּ֥עַרְכוּ (ta·‘ar·ḵū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's 6186: To set in a, row, arrange, put in order

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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