Isaiah 55:8
King James Version
For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD.
Isaiah 55:8 in context
6Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:
7Let 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.
8For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD.
9For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
10For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater:
What does Isaiah 55:8 mean?
Cross-references
Other passages that echo or illuminate Isaiah 55:8.
- Romans 11:33O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!
- Job 11:7Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?
- 1 Corinthians 1:25Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
The Book of Isaiah — summary, themes & key verses
Judgment and towering hope — the prophet who saw the coming Saviour most clearly.
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