40:27 Why do you say, Jacob,
Why do you say, Israel,
“The Lord is not aware of what is happening to me, 1
My God is not concerned with my vindication”? 2
55:8 “Indeed, 3 my plans 4 are not like 5 your plans,
and my deeds 6 are not like 7 your deeds,
55:9 for just as the sky 8 is higher than the earth,
so my deeds 9 are superior to 10 your deeds
and my plans 11 superior to your plans.
1 tn Heb “my way is hidden from the Lord” (so NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV).
2 tn Heb “and from my God my justice passes away”; NRSV “my right is disregarded by my God.”
3 tn Or “For” (KJV, NAB, NASB, NIV).
4 tn Or “thoughts” (so many English versions).
5 tn Heb “are not.” “Like” is interpretive, but v. 9 indicates that a comparison is in view.
6 tn Heb “ways” (so many English versions).
7 tn Heb “are not.” “Like” is interpretive, but v. 9 indicates that a comparison is in view.
5 tn Or “the heavens.” The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heavens” or “sky” depending on the context.
6 tn Heb “ways” (so many English versions).
7 tn Heb “are higher than.”
8 tn Or “thoughts” (so many English versions).