"To whomwould you likenMe And makeMe equaland compareMe, That we would be alike?
Whois like the LORDour God,Who is enthronedon high,
Thereis noonelikeYou among the gods,O Lord,Norare thereany workslike Yours.
For whoin the skiesis comparableto the LORD?Who among the sonsof the mightyis likethe LORD,
O LORDGodof hosts,whois likeYou, O mightyLORD?Your faithfulnessalso surroundsYou.
"Whois likeYou among the gods,O LORD?Whois likeYou, majesticin holiness,Awesomein praises,workingwonders?
To whomthen will you likenGod?Or whatlikenesswill you comparewith Him?
"To whomthen will you likenMe That I would be [his] equal?"saysthe HolyOne.
The portionof Jacobis not like these;For the Makerof allis He, And Israelis the tribeof His inheritance;The LORDof hostsis His name.
who,although He existedin the formof God,did not regardequalitywith Goda thing to be grasped,
He is the imageof the invisibleGod,the firstbornof allcreation.
And He is the radianceof His gloryand the exact representationof His nature,and upholdsall thingsby the wordof His power.When He had madepurificationof sins,He sat downat the right handof the Majestyon high,
they worshipedthe dragonbecausehe gavehis authorityto the beast;and they worshipedthe beast,saying,"Whois likethe beast,and whois ableto wage warwith him?"
