Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Every valley shall be raised up, every mountain and hill made low; the rough ground shall become level, the rugged places a plain. New Living Translation Fill in the valleys, and level the mountains and hills. Straighten the curves, and smooth out the rough places. English Standard Version Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill be made low; the uneven ground shall become level, and the rough places a plain. Berean Standard Bible 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. King James Bible Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain: New King James Version Every valley shall be exalted And every mountain and hill brought low; The crooked places shall be made straight And the rough places smooth; New American Standard Bible “Let every valley be lifted up, And every mountain and hill be made low; And let the uneven ground become a plain, And the rugged terrain a broad valley; NASB 1995 “Let every valley be lifted up, And every mountain and hill be made low; And let the rough ground become a plain, And the rugged terrain a broad valley; NASB 1977 “Let every valley be lifted up, And every mountain and hill be made low; And let the rough ground become a plain, And the rugged terrain a broad valley; Legacy Standard Bible Let every valley be lifted up, And every mountain and hill be made low; And let the rough ground become a plain, And the rugged terrain a broad valley; Amplified Bible “Every valley shall be raised, And every mountain and hill be made low; And let the rough ground become a plain, And the rugged places a broad valley. Christian Standard Bible Every valley will be lifted up, and every mountain and hill will be leveled; the uneven ground will become smooth and the rough places, a plain. Holman Christian Standard Bible Every valley will be lifted up, and every mountain and hill will be leveled; the uneven ground will become smooth and the rough places, a plain. American Standard Version Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low; and the uneven shall be made level, and the rough places a plain: Aramaic Bible in Plain English All the valleys will be filled and all mountains and high places will be leveled, and the rugged place will be smooth, and the rough place a plain Brenton Septuagint Translation Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low: and all the crooked ways shall become straight, and the rough places plains. Contemporary English Version Fill in the valleys; flatten every hill and mountain. Level the rough and rugged ground. Douay-Rheims Bible Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low, and the crooked shall become straight, and the rough ways plain. English Revised Version Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain: GOD'S WORD® Translation Every valley will be raised. Every mountain and hill will be lowered. Steep places will be made level. Rough places will be made smooth. Good News Translation Fill every valley; level every mountain. The hills will become a plain, and the rough country will be made smooth. International Standard Version Every valley will be lifted up, and every mountain and hill will be lowered; the rough ground will become level, and the mountain ridges made a plain. JPS Tanakh 1917 Every valley shall be lifted up, And every mountain and hill shall be made low; And the rugged shall be made level, And the rough places a plain; Literal Standard Version Every valley is raised up, | And every mountain and hill become low, | And the crooked place has become a plain, | And the entangled places a valley. Majority Standard Bible 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. New American Bible Every valley shall be lifted up, every mountain and hill made low; The rugged land shall be a plain, the rough country, a broad valley. NET Bible Every valley must be elevated, and every mountain and hill leveled. The rough terrain will become a level plain, the rugged landscape a wide valley. New Revised Standard Version Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill be made low; the uneven ground shall become level, and the rough places a plain. New Heart English Bible Every valley will be filled, and every mountain and hill will be made low, and the uneven will be made level, and the rough places a plain. Webster's Bible Translation Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain. World English Bible Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low. The uneven shall be made level, and the rough places a plain. Young's Literal Translation Every valley is raised up, And every mountain and hill become low, And the crooked place hath become a plain, And the entangled places a valley. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Prepare the Way for the LORD…3A voice of one calling: “Prepare the way for the LORD in the wilderness; make a straight highway for our God in the desert. 4Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill made low; the uneven ground will become smooth, and the rugged land a plain. 5And the glory of the LORD will be revealed, and all humanity together will see it. For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.”… Cross References Luke 3:5 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. Isaiah 2:14 against all the tall mountains, against all the high hills, Isaiah 40:3 A voice of one calling: "Prepare the way for the LORD in the wilderness; make a straight highway for our God in the desert. Isaiah 40:5 And the glory of the LORD will be revealed, and all humanity together will see it. For the mouth of the LORD has spoken." 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 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. Isaiah 49:11 I will turn all My mountains into roads, and My highways will be raised up. Treasury of Scripture Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain: valley Isaiah 42:11,15,16 Let the wilderness and the cities thereof lift up their voice, the villages that Kedar doth inhabit: let the inhabitants of the rock sing, let them shout from the top of the mountains… 1 Samuel 2:8 He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the LORD'S, and he hath set the world upon them. Psalm 113:7,8 He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill; … every mountain Isaiah 2:12-15 For the day of the LORD of hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and lofty, and upon every one that is lifted up; and he shall be brought low: … Job 40:11-13 Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath: and behold every one that is proud, and abase him… and the 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: Proverbs 2:15 Whose ways are crooked, and they froward in their paths: straight. Jump to Previous Broad Crooked Entangled Exalted Ground Hill Hilltops Low Mountain Places Plain Raised Rough Rugged Straight ValleyJump to Next Broad Crooked Entangled Exalted Ground Hill Hilltops Low Mountain Places Plain Raised Rough Rugged Straight ValleyIsaiah 40 1. The promulgation of the Gospel3. The preaching of John Baptist foretold 9. The preaching of the apostles foretold 12. The prophet, by the omnipotence of God 18. And his incomparableness 26. Comforts the people. (4) Every valley shall be exalted.--The figure is drawn from the titanic engineering operations of the kingly road-makers of the East, but the parable is hardly veiled. The meek exalted, the proud brought low, wrong ways set right, rough natures smoothed: that is the true preparation for the coming of the Lord, and therefore the true work of every follower of the Baptist in preparing the way. (Comp. Matthew 3:5-7; Luke 3:3-9.)Verse 4. - Every valley shall be exalted, etc.; rather, let every valley be exalted. The prophets are to see that the poor and lowly are raised up; the proud and self-righteous depressed; the crooked and dishonest induced to change their ways for those of simplicity and integrity; the rude, rough, and harsh rendered courteous and mild. "In general, the meaning is that Israel is to [be made] take care that the God who is coming to deliver it shall find it in such an inward and outward state as befits his... purpose" (Delitzsch, 'Comment. on Isaiah,' vol. 2. p. 142). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Everyכָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every valley גֶּיא֙ (ge) Noun - common singular construct Strong's 1516: A valley shall be lifted up, יִנָּשֵׂ֔א (yin·nā·śê) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5375: To lift, carry, take and every וְכָל־ (wə·ḵāl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every mountain הַ֥ר (har) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2022: Mountain, hill, hill country and hill וְגִבְעָ֖ה (wə·ḡiḇ·‘āh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 1389: A hillock made low; יִשְׁפָּ֑לוּ (yiš·pā·lū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 8213: To be or become low, to be abased the uneven הֶֽעָקֹב֙ (he·‘ā·qōḇ) Article | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 6121: Insidious, deceitful, tracked by footprints ground will become וְהָיָ֤ה (wə·hā·yāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be smooth, לְמִישׁ֔וֹר (lə·mî·šō·wr) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4334: A level, a plain, as a, straightness, justice and the rugged land וְהָרְכָסִ֖ים (wə·hā·rə·ḵā·sîm) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 7406: Perhaps roughness a plain. לְבִקְעָֽה׃ (lə·ḇiq·‘āh) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 1237: A split, a wide level valley between mountains Links Isaiah 40:4 NIVIsaiah 40:4 NLT Isaiah 40:4 ESV Isaiah 40:4 NASB Isaiah 40:4 KJV Isaiah 40:4 BibleApps.com Isaiah 40:4 Biblia Paralela Isaiah 40:4 Chinese Bible Isaiah 40:4 French Bible Isaiah 40:4 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Isaiah 40:4 Every valley shall be exalted and every (Isa Isi Is) |
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