Isaiah
Isaiah 55:9
9“For as the heavens are higher than the earth,
so My ways are higher than your ways
and My thoughts than your thoughts.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| the heavens | שָׁמַ֖יִם | šā·ma·yim | Noun - masculine plural | H8064 sky, aloft |
| are higher | גָבְה֥וּ | ḡā·ḇə·hū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H1361 be high, exalted |
| than the earth | מֵאָ֑רֶץ | mê·’ā·reṣ | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| so | כֵּ֣ן | kên | Adverb | H3651 right, veritable, honest |
| My ways | דְרָכַי֙ | ḏə·rā·ḵay | Noun - common plural construct; first person common singular | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| are higher | גָּבְה֤וּ | gā·ḇə·hū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H1361 be high, exalted |
| than your ways | מִדַּרְכֵיכֶ֔ם | mid·dar·ḵê·ḵem | Preposition-m; Noun - common plural construct; second person masculine plural | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| and My thoughts | וּמַחְשְׁבֹתַ֖י | ū·maḥ·šə·ḇō·ṯay | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; first person common singular | H4284 thought, device |
| than your thoughts | מִמַּחְשְׁבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃ | mim·maḥ·šə·ḇō·ṯê·ḵem | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H4284 thought, device |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 103:11 · Romans 11:31–36 · Matthew 11:25 · Psalm 77:19 · Psalm 36:5 · Psalm 89:2
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.