כִּֽי־גָבְה֥וּ שָׁמַ֖יִם מֵאָ֑רֶץ כֵּ֣ן גָּבְה֤וּ דְרָכַי֙ מִדַּרְכֵיכֶ֔ם וּמַחְשְׁבֹתַ֖י מִמַּחְשְׁבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃
Denn so weit entfernt ist der Himmel von der Erde, so sind meine Wege entfernt von euren Wegen, und meine Gedanken von euren Gedanken.
Rashi on Isaiah
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 on Isaiah
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.