Isaiah 55:9

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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.”

Commentaries:

Barnes' Notes

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Isaiah 55:9

For as the heavens ... - This verse is designed merely to illustrate the idea in the former. There is as great a difference between the plans of God and those of people, as between the heavens and the earth. A similar comparison occurs in Psalms 103:11 -

For as the heaven is high alcove the earth,

So great is his mercy toward them that fear him.

Compare Psalms 57:10 -

For thy mercy is great unto the heavens,

And thy truth unto the clouds.

Also Psalms 89:2 -

Mercy shall be built up forever,

Thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens.

The idea in all these passages is substantially the same - that the mercy and compassion of God are illimitable.

Other Barnes' Notes entries containing Isaiah 55:9:

Psalms 36:6
Psalms 103:11
Isaiah 45:15
Isaiah 55:8

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