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Isaiah 55

Isa. 55:9 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Forf as the heavens
shamayim (Hebrew #8064)
from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)
KJV usage: air, X astrologer, heaven(-s).
Pronounce: shaw-mah'-yim
Origin: dual of an unused singular shameh {shaw-meh'}
are higher
gabahh (Hebrew #1361)
to soar, i.e. be lofty; figuratively, to be haughty
KJV usage: exalt, be haughty, be (make) high(-er), lift up, mount up, be proud, raise up great height, upward.
Pronounce: gaw-bah'
Origin: a primitive root
than the earth
'erets (Hebrew #776)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
KJV usage: X common, country, earth, field, ground, land, X natins, way, + wilderness, world.
Pronounce: eh'-rets
Origin: from an unused root probably meaning to be firm
, so are my ways
derek (Hebrew #1870)
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
KJV usage: along, away, because of, + by, conversation, custom, (east-)ward, journey, manner, passenger, through, toward, (high-) (path-)way(-side), whither(-soever).
Pronounce: deh'-rek
Origin: from 1869
higher
gabahh (Hebrew #1361)
to soar, i.e. be lofty; figuratively, to be haughty
KJV usage: exalt, be haughty, be (make) high(-er), lift up, mount up, be proud, raise up great height, upward.
Pronounce: gaw-bah'
Origin: a primitive root
than your ways
derek (Hebrew #1870)
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
KJV usage: along, away, because of, + by, conversation, custom, (east-)ward, journey, manner, passenger, through, toward, (high-) (path-)way(-side), whither(-soever).
Pronounce: deh'-rek
Origin: from 1869
, and my thoughts
machashabah (Hebrew #4284)
from 2803; a contrivance, i.e. (concretely) a texture, machine, or (abstractly) intention, plan (whether bad, a plot; or good, advice)
KJV usage: cunning (work), curious work, device(-sed), imagination, invented, means, purpose, thought.
Pronounce: makh-ash-aw-baw'
Origin: or machashebeth {makh-ash-eh'-beth}
than your thoughts
machashabah (Hebrew #4284)
from 2803; a contrivance, i.e. (concretely) a texture, machine, or (abstractly) intention, plan (whether bad, a plot; or good, advice)
KJV usage: cunning (work), curious work, device(-sed), imagination, invented, means, purpose, thought.
Pronounce: makh-ash-aw-baw'
Origin: or machashebeth {makh-ash-eh'-beth}
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Psa. 103:11• 11For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him. (Psa. 103:11)

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Cross References

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Psa. 36:5• 5Thy mercy, O Lord, is in the heavens; and thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds. (Psa. 36:5)
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Psa. 77:19• 19Thy way is in the sea, and thy path in the great waters, and thy footsteps are not known. (Psa. 77:19)
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Psa. 89:2• 2For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens. (Psa. 89:2)
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Psa. 103:11• 11For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him. (Psa. 103:11)
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Matt. 11:25• 25At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes. (Matt. 11:25)
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Rom. 11:31‑36• 31Even so have these also now not believed, that through your mercy they also may obtain mercy.
 32For God hath concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all.
 33O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!
 34For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counsellor?
 35Or who hath first given to him, and it shall be recompensed unto him again?
 36For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen. (Rom. 11:31‑36)

J. N. Darby Translation

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