55:8 “Indeed, ¹  my plans ²  are not like ³  your plans,

and my deeds ⁴  are not like ⁵  your deeds,

55:9 for just as the sky ⁶  is higher than the earth,

so my deeds ⁷  are superior to ⁸  your deeds

and my plans ⁹  superior to your plans.

55:11 In the same way, the promise that I make

does not return to me, having accomplished nothing. ¹¹ 

No, it is realized as I desire

and is fulfilled as I intend.” ¹² 

55:12 Indeed 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.

55:13 Evergreens will grow in place of thorn bushes,

firs will grow in place of nettles;

they will be a monument to the Lord, ¹³ 

a permanent reminder that will remain. ¹⁴