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isaiah_55:8

Isaiah 55:8

Hebrew
כִּ֣י לֹ֤א מַחְשְׁבוֹתַי֙ מַחְשְׁב֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔ם וְלֹ֥א דַרְכֵיכֶ֖ם דְּרָכָ֑י נְאֻ֖ם יְהוָֽהplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigיְהוָֹה

hebrew

Meaning

* Yahweh - God's personal name

It is not a generic term for “god”, but rather the word יְהוָֹה (YHWH) is the name by which God uniquely identifies himself in the Old Testament.

First appearing in Genesis 2:4, it occurs over 6,000 times in the Old Testament.Exodus 3:14Deuteronomy 6:4Psalm 23:1Romans 10:13Joel 2:32Exodus 20:7Psalm 18:1Exodus 15:3Psalm 8:1Genesis 2:41 Samuel 1:3Judges 6:24Genesis 22:14Jeremiah 23:6
ESV
For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the LORD.
NIV
“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the LORD.
NLT
“My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,” says the LORD. “And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine.
LXX
οὐ γάρ εἰσινplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί

greek

εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”).

It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g.
αἱplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
βουλαί μου ὥσπερ αἱplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
βουλαὶ ὑμῶν οὐδὲ ὥσπερ αἱplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
ὁδοὶ ὑμῶν αἱplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
ὁδοί μου λέγει κύριος
KJV
For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD.

Isaiah 55:7 ← Isaiah 55:8 → Isaiah 55:9

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