Isaiah 55:8 - Forerunner Commentary

Isaiah 55:8

6 ^aSeek the Lord while He may be ^bfound,
Call upon Him while He is near.

7 ^aLet the¹ wicked forsake his way,
And the unrighteous man ^bhis thoughts;
Let him return to the Lord,
^cAnd He will have mercy on him;
And to our God,
For He will abundantly pardon.

8 “For^a My thoughts are not your thoughts,
Nor are your ways My ways,” says the Lord.

9 “For^a as the heavens are higher than the earth,
So are My ways higher than your ways,
And My thoughts than your thoughts.

10 “For ^aas the rain comes down, and the snow from heaven,
And do not return there,
But water the earth,
And make it bring forth and bud,
That it may give seed to the sower
And bread to the eater,

11 ^aSo shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth;
It shall not return to Me¹ void,
But it shall accomplish what I please,
And it shall ^bprosper in the thing for which I sent it.

12 “For^a you shall go out with joy,
And be led out with peace;
The mountains and the hills
Shall ^bbreak forth into singing before you,
And ^call the trees of the field shall clap their hands.

13 ^aInstead of ^bthe thorn shall come up the cypress tree,
And instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree;
And it shall be to the Lord ^cfor a name,
For an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.”

Verse Comparison: Isaiah 55:8

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American Standard Version
For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith Jehovah.

Amplified® Bible
For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways, says the Lord.

Contemporary English Version
The LORD says: "My thoughts and my ways are not like yours.

Darby English Version
For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith Jehovah.

Good News Bible
"My thoughts," says the LORD, "are not like yours, and my ways are different from yours.

King James Version
For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD.

New American Standard Bible
"For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways, declares the LORD."

New International Version
"For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
neither are your ways my ways,"
declares the LORD.

New King James Version
"For My thoughts are not your thoughts,
Nor are your ways My ways," says the LORD.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"For My thoughts do not compare to your thoughts, Nor can you compare your ways with My ways," declares the LORD.

Revised Standard Version
For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, says the LORD.

Young's Literal Translation
For not My thoughts `are' your thoughts, Nor your ways My ways, -- an affirmation of Jehovah,

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