Isaiah 37:35

37:35 I will shield this city and rescue it for the sake of my reputation and because of my promise to David my servant.”’” ¹ 

Isaiah 55:8-9

55:8 “Indeed, ²  my plans ³  are not like ⁴  your plans,

and my deeds ⁵  are not like ⁶  your deeds,

55:9 for just as the sky ⁷  is higher than the earth,

so my deeds ⁸  are superior to ⁹  your deeds

and my plans ¹⁰  superior to your plans.

[37:35]  ¹ tn Heb “for my sake and for the sake of David my servant.”

[55:8]  ² tn Or “For” (KJV, NAB, NASB, NIV).

[55:8]  ³ tn Or “thoughts” (so many English versions).

[55:8]  ⁴ tn Heb “are not.” “Like” is interpretive, but v. 9 indicates that a comparison is in view.

[55:8]  ⁵ tn Heb “ways” (so many English versions).

[55:8]  ⁶ tn Heb “are not.” “Like” is interpretive, but v. 9 indicates that a comparison is in view.

[55:9]  ³ tn Or “the heavens.” The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heavens” or “sky” depending on the context.

[55:9]  ⁴ tn Heb “ways” (so many English versions).

[55:9]  ⁵ tn Heb “are higher than.”

[55:9]  ⁶ tn Or “thoughts” (so many English versions).