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Isaiah 55:9
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KJ21
“For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts.
ASV
For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
AMP
“For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways And My thoughts higher than your thoughts.
AMPC
For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts.
BRG
For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
CSB
“For as heaven is higher than earth, so my ways are higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
CSBA
‘For as heaven is higher than earth, so my ways are higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
CEB
Just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my plans than your plans.
CJB
“As high as the sky is above the earth are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
CEV
Just as the heavens are higher than the earth, my thoughts and my ways are higher than yours.
DARBY
For [as] the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
DRA
For as the heavens are exalted above the earth, so are my ways exalted above your ways, and my thoughts above your thoughts.
ERV
Just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so my ways are higher than your ways, and my thoughts are higher than your thoughts.
EASY
The sky is far higher than the earth. In the same way, I do things in a much better way than you do. Also, my thoughts are much higher than your thoughts.
EHV
Just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so my ways are higher than your ways, and my plans are higher than your plans.
ESV
For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.
ESVUK
For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.
EXB
Just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts higher than your thoughts [Ps. 103:11].
GNV
For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts above your thoughts.
GW
“Just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so my ways are higher than your ways, and my thoughts are higher than your thoughts.”
GNT
As high as the heavens are above the earth, so high are my ways and thoughts above yours.
HCSB
“For as heaven is higher than earth, so My ways are higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts.
ICB
Just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways. And my thoughts are higher than your thoughts.
ISV
“For just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
JUB
For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts more than your thoughts.
KJV
For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
AKJV
For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
LSB
“For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways And My thoughts than your thoughts.
LEB
“For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so my ways are higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
TLB
For just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than yours, and my thoughts than yours.
MSG
“I don’t think the way you think. The way you work isn’t the way I work.” God’s Decree. “For as the sky soars high above earth, so the way I work surpasses the way you work, and the way I think is beyond the way you think. Just as rain and snow descend from the skies and don’t go back until they’ve watered the earth, Doing their work of making things grow and blossom, producing seed for farmers and food for the hungry, So will the words that come out of my mouth not come back empty-handed. They’ll do the work I sent them to do, they’ll complete the assignment I gave them.
MEV
For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts.
NOG
“Just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so my ways are higher than your ways, and my thoughts are higher than your thoughts.”
NABRE
For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, my thoughts higher than your thoughts.
NASB
“For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways And My thoughts than your thoughts.
NASB1995
“For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways And My thoughts than your thoughts.
NCB
As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts above your thoughts.
NCV
Just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts higher than your thoughts.
NET
“for just as the sky is higher than the earth, so my deeds are superior to your deeds and my plans superior to your plans.
NIRV
“The heavens are higher than the earth. And my ways are higher than your ways. My thoughts are higher than your thoughts.
NIV
“As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.
NIVUK
‘As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.
NKJV
“For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways, And My thoughts than your thoughts.
NLV
“For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts.
NLT
For just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so my ways are higher than your ways and my thoughts higher than your thoughts.
NRSVA
For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.
NRSVACE
For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.
NRSVCE
For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.
NRSVUE
For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.
OJB
For as Shomayim is higher than ha’aretz, so are the darkhei of Me higher than the darkhei of you, and My machshevot than your machshevot.
RGT
“For as the heavens are higher than the Earth, so are My ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts above your thoughts.
RSV
For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.
RSVCE
For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.
TLV
“For as the heavens are higher than earth, so are My ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts.
VOICE
My thoughts and My ways are above and beyond you, just as heaven is far from your reach here on earth.
WEB
“For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
WYC
For as (the) heavens be raised (up) from (the) earth, so my ways be raised (up) from your ways, and my thoughts from your thoughts.
YLT
For high have the heavens been above the earth, So high have been My ways above your ways, And My thoughts above your thoughts.
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