Exodus 15:11
Who is like unto thee, O Lord, among the gods? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?
Study Note
Study Note
The Song of the Sea's rhetorical question — 'who is like you, O LORD, among the gods? Who is like you, majestic in holiness, awesome in glorious deeds, doing wonders?' — is the earliest and most influential formulation of the incomparability formula in the Hebrew Bible. The question does not assert strict monotheism (denying the existence of other gods) but rather incomparable supremacy: no other divine being approaches the LORD's character and power in the deliverance from Egypt. The three parallel descriptors — majestic in holiness, awesome in glorious deeds, doing wonders — present divine holiness not as mere transcendence but as active, history-engaging intervention. The verse became the theological heart of Israelite worship, generating the 'Mi Chamocha' prayer central to Jewish liturgy and informing Revelation's heavenly doxologies.
Other Translations
Who is like unto thee, O Jehovah, among the gods? Who is like thee, glorious in holiness, Fearful in praises, doing wonders?
Who <FI>is<Fi> like Thee among the gods, O Jehovah? Who <FI>is<Fi> like Thee--honourable in holiness--Fearful in praises--doing wonders?
Who is like you, O Lord, among the gods? who is like you, in holy glory, to be praised with fear, doing wonders?
Cross References
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To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One.
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Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.
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