כִּֽי־גָבְה֥וּ שָׁמַ֖יִם מֵאָ֑רֶץ כֵּ֣ן גָּבְה֤וּ דְרָכַי֙ מִדַּרְכֵיכֶ֔ם וּמַחְשְׁבֹתַ֖י מִמַּחְשְׁבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃
Sapagkat kung paanong ang langit ay mas mataas kaysa sa lupa, gayundin ang Aking mga lakad ay mas mataas kaysa sa inyong mga lakad, at ang Aking mga isipin ay mas mataas kaysa sa inyong mga isipin.
Tze'enah Ure'enah
“As the heavens are high above the earth, so are higher, etc.” [55:9]. As far as the heavens are from the earth, so are My ways far and dissimilar to your ways and to your thoughts.
Rashi
As the heavens are higher, etc. That is to say that there is a distinction and a difference, advantages and superiority in My ways more than your ways and in My thoughts more than your thoughts, as the heavens are higher than the earth; you are intent upon rebelling against Me, whereas I am intent upon bringing you back.
Ibn Ezra
For as the heavens, etc., so are my ways higher, etc. This is a figurative expression.16In the Hebrew text there is no proper distinction between this verse and the succeeding. משל should be separated from the succeeding words by a full stop. The conjunction כי, which follows, is not part of the commentary but of ver. 10, the text which is to be explained.