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For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts. (KJV)

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כִּֽי\־ki-for

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Isaiah 55:9 word 1

גָבְה֥וּga.ve.Huthey are high

Lemma: גָּבַהּ (ga.vah) · Strong's: H1361

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: to exult

Used 34 times. Also: 1 Samuel 10:23, 2 Chronicles 17:6, 2 Chronicles 26:16, 2 Chronicles 32:25, 2 Chronicles 33:14, Job 5:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1361; TAHOT Isaiah 55:9 word 2

שָׁמַ֖יִםsha.Ma.yim[the] heavens

Lemma: שָׁמַיִם (sha.ma.yim) · Strong's: H8064

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: heaven

Used 421 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8064; TAHOT Isaiah 55:9 word 3

מֵאָ֑רֶץme.'A.retzmore than [the] earth

Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: land: country/planet

Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Isaiah 55:9 word 4

כֵּ֣ןkenso

Lemma: כֵּן (ken) · Strong's: H3651C

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: so

Used 734 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3651C; TAHOT Isaiah 55:9 word 5

גָּבְה֤וּga.ve.Huthey are high

Lemma: גָּבַהּ (ga.vah) · Strong's: H1361

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: to exult

Used 34 times. Also: 1 Samuel 10:23, 2 Chronicles 17:6, 2 Chronicles 26:16, 2 Chronicles 32:25, 2 Chronicles 33:14, Job 5:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1361; TAHOT Isaiah 55:9 word 6

דְרָכַי֙de.ra.Khaiways my

Lemma: דֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) · Strong's: H1870G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Plural · Construct (HNcbpc)

Meaning: way: conduct

Used 321 times. Also: Genesis 6:12, Genesis 18:19, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 31:35, Exodus 18:20, Exodus 32:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1870G; TAHOT Isaiah 55:9 word 7

מִדַּרְכֵיכֶ֔םmi.dar.khei.Khemmore than ways your

Lemma: דֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) · Strong's: H1870G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: way: conduct

Used 321 times. Also: Genesis 6:12, Genesis 18:19, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 31:35, Exodus 18:20, Exodus 32:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1870G; TAHOT Isaiah 55:9 word 8

וּמַחְשְׁבֹתַ֖יu.mach.she.vo.Taiand thoughts my

Lemma: מַחֲשָׁבָה (ma.cha.sha.vah) · Strong's: H4284

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: plot

Used 56 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Exodus 31:4, Exodus 35:32, Exodus 35:33, Exodus 35:35, 2 Samuel 14:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4284; TAHOT Isaiah 55:9 word 9

מִמַּחְשְׁבֹתֵיכֶֽם\׃mi.mach.she.vo.tei.Khemmore than thoughts your

Lemma: מַחֲשָׁבָה (ma.cha.sha.vah) · Strong's: H4284

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: plot

Used 56 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Exodus 31:4, Exodus 35:32, Exodus 35:33, Exodus 35:35, 2 Samuel 14:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4284; TAHOT Isaiah 55:9 word 10

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

For	→	כִּי H3588A for
[as] the heavens	→	שָׁמַיִם H8064 heaven
are higher	→	גָּבַהּ H1361 to exult
than the earth	→	אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet
so	→	כֵּן H3651C so
My ways	→	דֶּ֫רֶךְ H1870G way: conduct
are higher	→	גָּבַהּ H1361 to exult
than your ways	→	דֶּ֫רֶךְ H1870G way: conduct
and My thoughts	→	מַחֲשָׁבָה H4284 plot
than your thoughts	→	מַחֲשָׁבָה H4284 plot

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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