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Isaiah 55:8-9
New English Translation
Isaiah 55:8-9
New English Translation
8 “Indeed,[a] my plans[b] are not like[c] your plans,
and my deeds[d] are not like[e] your deeds,” says the Lord,
9 “for just as the sky[f] is higher than the earth,
so my deeds[g] are superior to[h] your deeds
and my plans[i] superior to your plans.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 55:8 tn Or “For” (KJV, NAB, NASB, NIV).
- Isaiah 55:8 tn Or “thoughts” (so many English versions).
- Isaiah 55:8 tn Heb “are not.” “Like” is interpretive, but v. 9 indicates that a comparison is in view.
- Isaiah 55:8 tn Heb “ways” (so many English versions).
- Isaiah 55:8 tn Heb “are not.” “Like” is interpretive, but v. 9 indicates that a comparison is in view.
- Isaiah 55:9 tn Or “the heavens.” The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heavens” or “sky” depending on the context.
- Isaiah 55:9 tn Heb “ways” (so many English versions).
- Isaiah 55:9 tn Heb “are higher than.”
- Isaiah 55:9 tn Or “thoughts” (so many English versions).
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