Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Every valley shall be filled in, every mountain and hill made low. The crooked roads shall become straight, the rough ways smooth. New Living Translation The valleys will be filled, and the mountains and hills made level. The curves will be straightened, and the rough places made smooth. English Standard Version Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be made low, and the crooked shall become straight, and the rough places shall become level ways, Berean Standard Bible Every valley shall be filled in, and every mountain and hill made low. The crooked ways shall be made straight, and the rough ways smooth. Berean Literal Bible Every valley will be filled, and every mountain and hill will be made low; and the crooked will become into straight, and the rough ways into smooth. King James Bible Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth; New King James Version Every valley shall be filled And every mountain and hill brought low; The crooked places shall be made straight And the rough ways smooth; New American Standard Bible ‘EVERY RAVINE WILL BE FILLED, AND EVERY MOUNTAIN AND HILL WILL BE LOWERED; THE CROOKED WILL BECOME STRAIGHT, AND THE ROUGH ROADS SMOOTH; NASB 1995 ‘EVERY RAVINE WILL BE FILLED, AND EVERY MOUNTAIN AND HILL WILL BE BROUGHT LOW; THE CROOKED WILL BECOME STRAIGHT, AND THE ROUGH ROADS SMOOTH; NASB 1977 ‘EVERY RAVINE SHALL BE FILLED UP, AND EVERY MOUNTAIN AND HILL SHALL BE BROUGHT LOW; AND THE CROOKED SHALL BECOME STRAIGHT, AND THE ROUGH ROADS SMOOTH; Legacy Standard Bible EVERY RAVINE WILL BE FILLED, AND EVERY MOUNTAIN AND HILL WILL BE BROUGHT LOW; THE CROOKED WILL BE STRAIGHT, AND THE ROUGH ROADS SMOOTH. Amplified Bible ‘EVERY RAVINE SHALL BE FILLED UP, AND EVERY MOUNTAIN AND HILL SHALL BE LEVELED; AND THE CROOKED [places] SHALL BE MADE STRAIGHT, AND THE ROUGH ROADS SMOOTH; Christian Standard Bible Every valley will be filled, and every mountain and hill will be made low; the crooked will become straight, the rough ways smooth, Holman Christian Standard Bible Every valley will be filled, and every mountain and hill will be made low; the crooked will become straight, the rough ways smooth, American Standard Version Every valley shall be filled, And every mountain and hill shall be brought low; And the crooked shall become straight, And the rough ways smooth; Contemporary English Version Fill up every valley and level every mountain and hill. Straighten the crooked paths and smooth out the rough roads. English Revised Version Every valley shall be filled, And every mountain and hill shall be brought low; And the crooked shall become straight, And the rough ways smooth; GOD'S WORD® Translation Every valley will be filled. Every mountain and hill will be leveled. The crooked ways will be made straight. The rough roads will be made smooth. Good News Translation Every valley must be filled up, every hill and mountain leveled off. The winding roads must be made straight, and the rough paths made smooth. International Standard Version Every valley will be filled, and every mountain and hill will be leveled. The crooked ways will be made straight, and the rough roads will be made smooth. Majority Standard Bible Every valley shall be filled in, and every mountain and hill made low. The crooked ways shall be made straight, and the rough ways smooth. NET Bible Every valley will be filled, and every mountain and hill will be brought low, and the crooked will be made straight, and the rough ways will be made smooth, New Heart English Bible Every valley will be filled, and every mountain and hill will be made low, and the crooked will be made straight, and the rough ways smooth. Webster's Bible Translation Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth; Weymouth New Testament Every ravine shall be filled up, and every mountain and hill levelled down, the crooked places shall be turned into straight roads, and the rugged ways into smooth; World English Bible Every valley will be filled. Every mountain and hill will be brought low. The crooked will become straight, and the rough ways smooth. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionEvery valley will be filled, "" And every mountain and hill will be made low, "" And the crooked will become straightness, "" And the rough become smooth ways; Berean Literal Bible Every valley will be filled, and every mountain and hill will be made low; and the crooked will become into straight, and the rough ways into smooth. Young's Literal Translation every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be made low, and the crooked shall become straightness, and the rough become smooth ways; Smith's Literal Translation Every ravine shall be filled up, and every mount and hill shall be lowered; and the crooked shall be into straightness, and the rough into smooth ways. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleEvery valley shall be filled; and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight; and the rough ways plain; Catholic Public Domain Version Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low. And what is crooked shall be made straight. And the rough paths shall be made into level ways. New American Bible Every valley shall be filled and every mountain and hill shall be made low. The winding roads shall be made straight, and the rough ways made smooth, New Revised Standard Version Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be made low, and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways made smooth; Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleLet all the valleys be filled up, and all the mountains and hills be levelled; let the crooked places be made straight, and the rough places like a plain; Aramaic Bible in Plain English “All the valleys will be filled and all the mountains and high places will be leveled and the rugged place will be smooth and the difficult region a plain,” NT Translations Anderson New Testamentevery ravine shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be made level; and the crooked ways shall be made straight; and the rough ways shall be made smooth; Godbey New Testament Every valley shall be filled up and every mountain and hill shall be cut down; and the crooked places shall be straight and the rough ways smooth. Haweis New Testament every valley shall be filled up, and every mountain and hill shall be levelled, and the crooked ways made strait, and the rough roads smooth: Mace New Testament every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be level'd: the crooked shall be made strait, and the rough ways shall be made smooth, Weymouth New Testament Every ravine shall be filled up, and every mountain and hill levelled down, the crooked places shall be turned into straight roads, and the rugged ways into smooth; Worrell New Testament Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall become straight, and the rough ways smooth; Worsley New Testament every valley shall be raised, and every mountain and hill shall be lowered, and the crooked ways shall be made straight, and the rough ways smooth: Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Mission of John the Baptist…4as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him. 5Every valley shall be filled in, and every mountain and hill made low. The crooked ways shall be made straight, and the rough ways smooth. 6And all humanity will see God’s salvation.’ ”… Cross References Isaiah 40:3-4 A voice of one calling: “Prepare the way for the LORD in the wilderness; make a straight highway for our God in the desert. / Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill made low; the uneven ground will become smooth, and the rugged land a plain. Malachi 3:1 “Behold, I will send My messenger, who will prepare the way before Me. Then the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to His temple—the Messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight—see, He is coming,” says the LORD of Hosts. Matthew 3:3 This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.’” Mark 1:3 “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.’” John 1:23 John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet: “I am a voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way for the Lord.’” Isaiah 42:16 I will lead the blind by a way they did not know; I will guide them on unfamiliar paths. I will turn darkness into light before them and rough places into level ground. These things I will do for them, and I will not forsake them. Isaiah 49:11 I will turn all My mountains into roads, and My highways will be raised up. Isaiah 45:2 “I will go before you and level the mountains; I will break down the gates of bronze and cut through the bars of iron. Philippians 2:10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, Romans 14:11 It is written: “As surely as I live, says the Lord, every knee will bow before Me; every tongue will confess to God.” Isaiah 2:12-15 For the Day of the LORD of Hosts will come against all the proud and lofty, against all that is exalted—it will be humbled— / against all the cedars of Lebanon, lofty and lifted up, against all the oaks of Bashan, / against all the tall mountains, against all the high hills, ... Isaiah 35:6-7 Then the lame will leap like a deer and the mute tongue will shout for joy. For waters will gush forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert. / The parched ground will become a pool, the thirsty land springs of water. In the haunt where jackals once lay, there will be grass and reeds and papyrus. Isaiah 64:1 If only You would rend the heavens and come down, so that mountains would quake at Your presence, Isaiah 26:7 The path of the righteous is level; You clear a straight path for the upright. Isaiah 41:15-16 Behold, I will make you into a threshing sledge, new and sharp, with many teeth. You will thresh the mountains and crush them, and reduce the hills to chaff. / You will winnow them, and a wind will carry them away; a gale will scatter them. But you will rejoice in the LORD; you will glory in the Holy One of Israel. Treasury of Scripture Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth; valley. Luke 1:51-53 He hath shewed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts… Isaiah 2:11-17 The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day… Isaiah 35:6-8 Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert… and the crooked. Isaiah 42:16 And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead them in paths that they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them. Isaiah 45:2 I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron: Hebrews 12:12,13 Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees; … Jump to Previous Aloud Book Crooked Crying Desert Filled Gorge Hill Hills Isaiah Low Mountain Mountains Path Places Prepare Prophet Road Rough Smooth Straight Twisted Valley Voice Ways WrittenJump to Next Aloud Book Crooked Crying Desert Filled Gorge Hill Hills Isaiah Low Mountain Mountains Path Places Prepare Prophet Road Rough Smooth Straight Twisted Valley Voice Ways WrittenLuke 3 1. The preaching and baptism of John;15. his testimony of Jesus; 19. Herod imprisons John; 21. Jesus, baptized, receives testimony from heaven. 23. The age and genealogy of Jesus from Joseph upwards. Every valley shall be filled This phrase speaks to the transformative power of God’s kingdom. In the Greek, the word for "valley" (φάραγξ, pharags) can refer to a low place or depression. Symbolically, valleys often represent humility or lowliness. The filling of every valley suggests that God will elevate the humble and bring restoration to those who are downtrodden. Historically, this imagery would resonate with the people of Israel, who were familiar with the topography of their land and the significance of valleys in their journey. Spiritually, it signifies the uplifting of those who are humble in spirit, aligning with the Beatitudes where Jesus blesses the poor in spirit. and every mountain and hill shall be made low The crooked ways shall be made straight and the rough ways smooth And all flesh shall see the salvation of God (5) Here St. Matthew's record stops, while St. Luke continues to trace the succession back to Adam--his list of names agreeing with those in Genesis 11:10 and 1Chronicles 1:24-27 as far as Noah, and Genesis 5 and 1Chronicles 1:1-4 from Noah to Adam, with the exception of the insertion of a Cainan between Arphaxad and Salah in the former section. Each of these points calls for separate consideration, the first being obviously the most important. (5) (a) The fact that the genealogy goes back to Adam may have been originally in the document which St. Luke translated, without any special significance; but it at least falls in with the whole character of his Gospel as intended to set forth the universality of the gospel, to prepare the way for the truth of the brotherhood of mankind in Christ. It represented Christ as the second Adam, as St. Matthew's genealogy represented Him as the heir of Abraham. (b) The insertion of Cainan between Salah and Arphaxad agrees with the text of all known copies of the Greek version of Genesis 11. This may imply an original Hebrew text older than that which we now possess; but, on the other hand, as all existing copies of the LXX. version were made for Christian use, it is possible that the name may have been inserted to bring the genealogy in Genesis 11 into agreement with that given by St. Luke. The name does not appear in this place in the Vulgate, Syriac, or Samaritan versions of the Pentateuch, and in one of the best MSS. of the New Testament (the Codex Bez?) it is wanting here. Further than this we cannot go in dealing with a question which, after all, is infinitesimally small in itself, and has no direct bearing on any graver issues. It may be noted, lastly, that genealogies, such as those given by St. Matthew and St. Luke, were common in almost every Jewish family. The books of Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah, compiled after the return from Babylon, show that they existed then. Josephus transcribes his own pedigree, from the time of the Asmonaean, or Maccabean, priest-rulers, from public registers (Life, c. 1), and states (against Apion, i. 7) that not in Judaea only, but in Alexandria and Babylon, and other cities, wherever the Jews were settled, such registers were kept of the births and marriages of all belonging to the priesthood; that copies were sent to Jerusalem; that the registers went back for 2,000 years. The prevalence of the name Cohen (= priest) among modern Jews indicates the same care in the priestly line. The members of the house of David were hardly likely to be less careful in preserving records of their descent than those of the house of Aaron. Hillel the scribe, i.e., was known to be of the lineage of David, and must have had evidence of some kind to prove it. So, at a later time, the Princes of the Captivity who ruled over the Jews of Babylonia, claimed their allegiance as sons of David. Verse 5. - Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth. Godet and other commentators suggest, though they do not press, a particular application to each of the details of the picture. "For instance, the mountains that must be levelled may be referred to the pride of the Pharisees; the valleys to filled up, to the moral and religious indifference of such as the Sadducees; the crooked places to be made straight, to the frauds and lying excuses of the publicans; and lastly, the rough places, to the sinful habits found in all, even the best.'Parallel Commentaries ... Greek Everyπᾶσα (pasa) Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole. valley φάραγξ (pharanx) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 5327: A valley, ravine, chasm, cleft. Properly, strengthened from the base of peran or rather of rhegnumi; a gap or chasm, i.e. Ravine. shall be filled in, πληρωθήσεται (plērōthēsetai) Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 4137: From pleres; to make replete, i.e. to cram, level up, or to furnish, satisfy, execute, finish, verify, etc. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. every πᾶν (pan) Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular Strong's 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole. mountain ὄρος (oros) Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular Strong's 3735: A mountain, hill. Probably from an obsolete oro; a mountain: -hill, mount(-ain). and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. hill βουνὸς (bounos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 1015: A hillock, hill. Probably of foreign origin; a hillock. made low. ταπεινωθήσεται (tapeinōthēsetai) Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 5013: To make or bring low, humble, humiliate; pass: To be humbled. From tapeinos; to depress; figuratively, to humiliate. The τὰ (ta) Article - Nominative Neuter Plural Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. crooked [ways] σκολιὰ (skolia) Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural Strong's 4646: Crooked, perverse, unfair, curved, tortuous. From the base of skelos; warped, i.e. Winding; figuratively, perverse. shall be made ἔσται (estai) Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. straight, εὐθείαν (eutheian) Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 2117: Perhaps from eu and tithemi; straight, i.e. level, or true; adverbially at once. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. the αἱ (hai) Article - Nominative Feminine Plural Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. rough τραχεῖαι (tracheiai) Adjective - Nominative Feminine Plural Strong's 5138: Rough, rugged, uneven. Perhaps strengthened from the base of rhegnumi; uneven, rocky. ways ὁδοὺς (hodous) Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural Strong's 3598: A way, road, journey, path. Apparently a primary word; a road; by implication, a progress; figuratively, a mode or means. smooth. λείας (leias) Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural Strong's 3006: Smooth, level, plain. Apparently a primary word; smooth, i.e. 'level'. Links Luke 3:5 NIVLuke 3:5 NLT Luke 3:5 ESV Luke 3:5 NASB Luke 3:5 KJV Luke 3:5 BibleApps.com Luke 3:5 Biblia Paralela Luke 3:5 Chinese Bible Luke 3:5 French Bible Luke 3:5 Catholic Bible NT Gospels: Luke 3:5 Every valley will be filled (Luke Lu Lk) |
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