Isaiah 55:7-9
New King James Version
7 (A)Let the [a]wicked forsake his way,
And the unrighteous man (B)his thoughts;
Let him return to the Lord,
(C)And He will have mercy on him;
And to our God,
For He will abundantly pardon.
8 “For(D) My thoughts are not your thoughts,
Nor are your ways My ways,” says the Lord.
9 “For(E) as the heavens are higher than the earth,
So are My ways higher than your ways,
And My thoughts than your thoughts.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 55:7 Lit. man of iniquity
Isaiah 55:7-9
New American Standard Bible
7 (A)Let the wicked abandon his way,
And the unrighteous person his (B)thoughts;
And let him (C)return to the Lord,
And He will have (D)compassion on him,
And to our God,
For He will (E)abundantly pardon.
8 “For My thoughts are not (F)your thoughts,
Nor are (G)your ways My ways,” declares the Lord.
9 “For (H)as the heavens are higher than the earth,
So are My ways higher than your ways
And My thoughts than your thoughts.
Isaiah 55:7-9
Amplified Bible
7
Let the wicked leave (behind) his way
And the unrighteous man his thoughts;
And let him return to the Lord,
And He will have compassion (mercy) on him,
And to our God,
For He will abundantly pardon.
8
“For My thoughts are not your thoughts,
Nor are your ways My ways,” declares the Lord.
9
“For as the heavens are higher than the earth,
So are My ways higher than your ways
And My thoughts higher than your thoughts.
Isaiah 55:7-9
King James Version
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.
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