Isaiah 55:9

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

“for just as the sky is higher than the earth, so my deeds are superior to your deeds and my plans superior to your plans.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 103:11 : 11 For as the skies are high above the earth, so his loyal love towers over his faithful followers.
  • Rom 11:31-36 : 31 so they too have now been disobedient in order that, by the mercy shown to you, they too may now receive mercy. 32 For God has consigned all people to disobedience so that he may show mercy to them all. 33 Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how unfathomable his ways! 34 For who has known the mind of the Lord, or who has been his counselor? 35 Or who has first given to God, that God needs to repay him? 36 For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be glory forever! Amen.
  • Ps 77:19 : 19 You walked through the sea; you passed through the surging waters, but left no footprints.
  • Ps 89:2 : 2 For I say,“Loyal love is permanently established; in the skies you set up your faithfulness.”
  • Matt 11:25 : 25 Jesus’ Invitation At that time Jesus said,“I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent, and have revealed them to little children.
  • Ps 36:5 : 5 O LORD, your loyal love reaches to the sky; your faithfulness to the clouds.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Isa 55:7-8
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    7The wicked need to abandon their lifestyle and sinful people their plans. They should return to the LORD, and he will show mercy to them, and to their God, for he will freely forgive them.

    8“Indeed, my plans are not like your plans, and my deeds are not like your deeds,” says the LORD,

  • Isa 55:10-12
    3 verses
    77%

    10The rain and snow fall from the sky and do not return, but instead water the earth and make it produce and yield crops, and provide seed for the planter and food for those who must eat.

    11In the same way, the promise that I make does not return to me, having accomplished nothing. No, it is realized as I desire and is fulfilled as I intend.”

    12Indeed you will go out with joy; you will be led along in peace; the mountains and hills will give a joyful shout before you, and all the trees in the field will clap their hands.

  • Job 35:5
    73%

    5Gaze at the heavens and see; consider the clouds, which are higher than you!

  • Ps 103:11
    72%

    11For as the skies are high above the earth, so his loyal love towers over his faithful followers.

  • Ps 92:5
    72%

    5How great are your works, O LORD! Your plans are very intricate!

  • Jer 29:11
    71%

    11For I know what I have planned for you,’ says the LORD.‘I have plans to prosper you, not to harm you. I have plans to give you a future filled with hope.

  • Job 11:8-9
    2 verses
    70%

    8It is higher than the heavens– what can you do? It is deeper than Sheol– what can you know?

    9Its measure is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.

  • Job 22:12
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    12“Is not God on high in heaven? And see the lofty stars, how high they are!

  • Ps 113:4-5
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    69%

    4The LORD is exalted over all the nations; his splendor reaches beyond the sky.

    5Who can compare to the LORD our God, who sits on a high throne?

  • Ps 139:6
    69%

    6Your knowledge is beyond my comprehension; it is so far beyond me, I am unable to fathom it.

  • Isa 54:9-10
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    69%

    9“As far as I am concerned, this is like in Noah’s time, when I vowed that the waters of Noah’s flood would never again cover the earth. In the same way I have vowed that I will not be angry at you or shout at you.

    10Even if the mountains are removed and the hills displaced, my devotion will not be removed from you, nor will my covenant of friendship be displaced,” says the LORD, the one who has compassion on you.

  • Isa 66:1
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    1This is what the LORD says:“The heavens are my throne and the earth is my footstool. Where then is the house you will build for me? Where is the place where I will rest?

  • Amos 4:13
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    13For here he is! He formed the mountains and created the wind. He reveals his plans to men. He turns the dawn into darkness and marches on the heights of the earth. The LORD God of Heaven’s Armies, is his name!”

  • Amos 9:6
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    6He builds the upper rooms of his palace in heaven and sets its foundation supports on the earth. He summons the water of the sea and pours it out on the earth’s surface. The LORD is his name.

  • Jer 31:37
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    37The LORD says,“I will not reject all the descendants of Israel because of all that they have done. That could only happen if the heavens above could be measured or the foundations of the earth below could all be explored,” says the LORD.

  • Isa 49:11
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    11I will make all my mountains into a road; I will construct my roadways.”

  • Ps 131:1
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    1A song of ascents, by David. O LORD, my heart is not proud, nor do I have a haughty look. I do not have great aspirations, or concern myself with things that are beyond me.

  • Ps 139:17
    68%

    17How difficult it is for me to fathom your thoughts about me, O God! How vast is their sum total!

  • Isa 40:27
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    27Why do you say, Jacob, Why do you say, Israel,“The LORD is not aware of what is happening to me, My God is not concerned with my vindication”?

  • Ps 77:19
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    19You walked through the sea; you passed through the surging waters, but left no footprints.

  • Ps 94:11
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    11The LORD knows that peoples’ thoughts are morally bankrupt.

  • Isa 51:6
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    6Look up at the sky! Look at the earth below! For the sky will dissipate like smoke, and the earth will wear out like clothes; its residents will die like gnats. But the deliverance I give is permanent; the vindication I provide will not disappear.

  • Prov 25:3
    67%

    3As the heaven is high and the earth is deep so the hearts of kings are unsearchable.

  • Hag 1:7
    67%

    7The Instruction of the People“Moreover, this is what the LORD of Heaven’s Armies has said:‘Pay close attention to these things also.

  • Ezek 18:29
    67%

    29Yet the house of Israel says,‘The Lord’s conduct is unjust!’ Is my conduct unjust, O house of Israel? Is it not your conduct that is unjust?

  • Isa 14:14
    67%

    14I will climb up to the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High!”

  • Jer 23:24
    67%

    24“Do you really think anyone can hide himself where I cannot see him?” the LORD asks.“Do you not know that I am everywhere?” the LORD asks.

  • Ps 10:5
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    5He is secure at all times. He has no regard for your commands; he disdains all his enemies.

  • Ps 33:11
    67%

    11The LORD’s decisions stand forever; his plans abide throughout the ages.

  • Ps 89:11
    67%

    11The heavens belong to you, as does the earth. You made the world and all it contains.

  • Isa 65:17
    66%

    17For look, I am ready to create new heavens and a new earth! The former ones will not be remembered; no one will think about them anymore.

  • Hag 1:5
    66%

    5Here then, this is what the LORD of Heaven’s Armies has said:‘Think carefully about what you are doing.

  • Ezek 18:25
    66%

    25“Yet you say,‘The Lord’s conduct is unjust!’ Hear, O house of Israel: Is my conduct unjust? Is it not your conduct that is unjust?

  • Ps 138:6
    66%

    6Though the LORD is exalted, he looks after the lowly, and humbles the proud from far away.

  • Acts 7:49
    66%

    49‘Heaven is my throne, and earth is the footstool for my feet. What kind of house will you build for me, says the Lord, or what is my resting place?

  • 1 Sam 2:3
    66%

    3Don’t keep speaking so arrogantly. Proud talk should not come out of your mouth! For the LORD is a God who knows; he evaluates what people do.

  • Isa 40:22
    66%

    22He is the one who sits on the earth’s horizon; its inhabitants are like grasshoppers before him. He is the one who stretches out the sky like a thin curtain, and spreads it out like a pitched tent.

  • Rom 11:33
    66%

    33Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how unfathomable his ways!

  • Ps 57:10
    66%

    10For your loyal love extends beyond the sky, and your faithfulness reaches the clouds.

  • Isa 59:21
    66%

    21“As for me, this is my promise to them,” says the LORD.“My Spirit, who is upon you, and my words, which I have placed in your mouth, will not depart from your mouth or from the mouths of your children and descendants from this time forward,” says the LORD.

  • Jer 32:19
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    19You plan great things and you do mighty deeds. You see everything people do. You reward each of them for the way they live and for the things they do.

  • Isa 40:25
    66%

    25“To whom can you compare me? Whom do I resemble?” says the Holy One.

  • Mic 1:3
    66%

    3Look, the LORD is coming out of his dwelling place! He will descend and march on the earth’s mountaintops!

  • Jer 51:15
    66%

    15He is the one who by his power made the earth. He is the one who by his wisdom fixed the world in place, by his understanding he spread out the heavens.