Isaiah 55:9
Modern Translations
New International Version
"As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.

New Living Translation
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.

English Standard Version
For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.

Berean Study Bible
“For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so My ways are higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts.

New American Standard Bible
“For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways And My thoughts than your thoughts.

NASB 1995
"For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways And My thoughts than your thoughts.

NASB 1977
“For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways, And My thoughts than your thoughts.

Amplified Bible
“For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways And My thoughts higher than your thoughts.

Christian Standard Bible
“For as heaven is higher than earth, so my ways are higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For as heaven is higher than earth, so My ways are higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts.

Contemporary English Version
Just as the heavens are higher than the earth, my thoughts and my ways are higher than yours.

Good News Translation
As high as the heavens are above the earth, so high are my ways and thoughts above yours.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"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."

International Standard Version
"For just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.

NET Bible
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.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.

New King James Version
“For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways, And My thoughts than your thoughts.

King James 2000 Bible
For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.

New Heart English Bible
"For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.

World English Bible
"For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.

American King James Version
For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.

American Standard Version
For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.

A Faithful Version
"For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts.

Darby Bible Translation
For [as] the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.

English Revised Version
For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.

Webster's Bible Translation
For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
For as ye heauens are higher then the earth, so are my wayes higher then your wayes, and my thoughtes aboue your thoughts.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
But as farre as the heauens are hyer then the earth: so farre do my wayes exceede yours, & my thoughtes yours.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
But as farre as the heauens are hyer then the earth, so farre do my waies exceade yours, & my thoughtes yours
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
“For [as] high [as] the heavens have been above the earth, "" So high have been My ways above your ways, "" And My thoughts above your thoughts.

Young's Literal Translation
For high have the heavens been above the earth, So high have been My ways above your ways, And My thoughts above your thoughts.

Smith's Literal Translation
As the heavens were high above the earth, so my ways were high above your ways, and my purposes above your purposes.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
For as the heavens are exalted above the earth, so are my ways exalted above your ways, and my thoughts above your thoughts.

Catholic Public Domain Version
For just as the heavens are exalted above the earth, so also are my ways exalted above your ways, and my thoughts above your thoughts.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Because as Heaven is higher than the Earth, just so my ways are higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts

Lamsa Bible
For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways, And My thoughts than your thoughts.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
But as the heaven is distant from the earth, so is my way distant from your ways, and your thoughts from my mind.
















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