Isaiah 55:9

“For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.

World English Bible

In The King James Version

For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.

In Context

8“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, and your ways are not my ways,” says the LORD.

10For as the rain comes down and the snow from the sky, and doesn’t return there, but waters the earth, and makes it grow and bud, and gives seed to the sower and bread to the eater;

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Cross References

Psalms 36:5Your loving kindness, LORD, is in the heavens. Your faithfulness reaches to the skies.

Psalms 89:2I indeed declare, “Love stands firm forever. You established the heavens. Your faithfulness is in them.”

Psalms 103:11For as the heavens are high above the earth, so great is his loving kindness toward those who fear him.

Romans 11:31even so these also have now been disobedient, that by the mercy shown to you they may also obtain mercy.

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 55:7-13

Evangelical Invitations. ( b. c. 706.) 6 Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near: 7 Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord , and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. 8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord . 9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts. 10… Read the whole commentary →

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