Isaiah 55:8
World English Bible (WEB)
“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, and your ways are not my ways,” says the LORD.
In context
6 Seek the LORD while he may be found. Call on him while he is near.
7 Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts. Let him return to the LORD, and he will have mercy on him, to our God, for he will freely pardon.
8 “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, and your ways are not my ways,” says 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.
10 For as the rain comes down and the snow from the sky, and doesn’t return there, but waters the earth, and makes it grow and bud, and gives seed to the sower and bread to the eater;
Isaiah 55:8 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, and your ways are not my ways,” says the LORD.
- KJV King James Version
- For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways,” declares the LORD.
- ASV American Standard Version
- For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith Jehovah.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- For not My thoughts [are] your thoughts, Nor your ways My ways, — an affirmation of Jehovah,
- DBY Darby Translation
- For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith Jehovah.
- WBS Webster Bible
- For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD.