55:8 “Indeed, 1 my plans 2 are not like 3 your plans,
and my deeds 4 are not like 5 your deeds,
55:9 for just as the sky 6 is higher than the earth,
so my deeds 7 are superior to 8 your deeds
and my plans 9 superior to your plans.
1 tn Or “For” (KJV, NAB, NASB, NIV).
2 tn Or “thoughts” (so many English versions).
3 tn Heb “are not.” “Like” is interpretive, but v. 9 indicates that a comparison is in view.
4 tn Heb “ways” (so many English versions).
5 tn Heb “are not.” “Like” is interpretive, but v. 9 indicates that a comparison is in view.
6 tn Or “the heavens.” The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heavens” or “sky” depending on the context.
7 tn Heb “ways” (so many English versions).
8 tn Heb “are higher than.”
9 tn Or “thoughts” (so many English versions).