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“For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
    and your ways are not my ways,”

declares[a] Yahweh.

“For as the heavens are higher[b] than the earth,
    so my ways are higher[c] than your ways,
    and my thoughts than your thoughts.
10 For just as the rain and the snow come down from heaven,
    and they do not return there
except they have watered the earth thoroughly
    and cause it to bring forth and sprout,
and give seed to the sower
    and bread to the eater,

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 55:8 Literally “declaration of”
  2. Isaiah 55:9 Literally “high”
  3. Isaiah 55:9 Literally “high”

“For My thoughts are not your thoughts,
and your ways are not My ways.”
This is the Lord’s declaration.
“For as heaven is higher than earth,(A)
so My ways are higher than your ways,
and My thoughts than your thoughts.
10 For just as rain and snow fall from heaven
and do not return there
without saturating the earth
and making it germinate and sprout,
and providing seed to sow
and food to eat,(B)

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主道孔達主念宏遠

耶和華說:「我的意念非同你們的意念,我的道路非同你們的道路。 天怎樣高過地,照樣,我的道路高過你們的道路,我的意念高過你們的意念。 10 雨雪從天而降並不返回,卻滋潤地土,使地上發芽結實,使撒種的有種,使要吃的有糧。

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“For my thoughts(A) are not your thoughts,
    neither are your ways my ways,”(B)
declares the Lord.
“As the heavens are higher than the earth,(C)
    so are my ways higher than your ways
    and my thoughts than your thoughts.(D)
10 As the rain(E) and the snow
    come down from heaven,
and do not return to it
    without watering the earth
and making it bud and flourish,(F)
    so that it yields seed(G) for the sower and bread for the eater,(H)

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