Isaiah 55:8
King James Version
28 Jul 2026
“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord.”
מַחֲשָׁבָה
God's ways of thinking and planning are on a completely different level than ours — his purposes are deliberate and vast in ways our minds simply can't reach.
דֶּרֶךְ
Ways
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דֶּרֶךְ
The word captures how God operates, decides, and moves through life — and in this verse, His entire approach to existence is on a completely different level than ours.
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אֱלֹהִים
God
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אֱלֹהִים
Interestingly, the word translated "Lord" here is actually *Elohim* — the majestic, all-powerful God who is so far above us in wisdom and purpose that comparing His ways to ours is like comparing the infinite to a single grain of sand.
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נְאֻם
the utterance of
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נְאֻם
A direct, authoritative declaration from God himself — not a polite suggestion or human opinion, but a solemn pronouncement carrying the full weight of who he is.
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