Luke 3:5

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Every valley will be lifted up, and all the mountains and hills made low, and the twisted will be made straight, and the rough ways smooth;

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  • Isa 42:16 : 16 And I will take the blind by a way of which they had no knowledge, guiding them by roads strange to them: I will make the dark places light before them, and the rough places level. These things will I do and will not give them up.
  • Isa 45:2 : 2 I will go before you, and make the rough places level: the doors of brass will be broken, and the iron rods cut in two:
  • Isa 49:11 : 11 And I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways will be lifted up.
  • Isa 40:4 : 4 Let every valley be lifted up, and every mountain and hill be made low, and let the rough places become level, and the hilltops become a valley,
  • Isa 2:11-17 : 11 The high looks of man will be put to shame, and the pride of men will be made low, and only the Lord will be lifted up in that day. 12 For the day of the Lord of armies is coming on all the pride of men, and on all who are high and lifted up; 13 And on all the high trees of Lebanon, and on all the strong trees of Bashan; 14 And on all the high mountains, and on all the hills which are lifted up; 15 And on every high tower, and on every strong wall; 16 And on all the ships of Tarshish, and on all the fair boats. 17 And the high looks of man will be put to shame, and the pride of men will be made low: and only the Lord will be lifted up in that day.
  • Isa 35:6-8 : 6 Then will the feeble-footed be jumping like a roe, and the voice which was stopped will be loud in song: for in the waste land streams will be bursting out, and waters in the dry places. 7 And the burning sand will become a pool, and the dry earth springs of waters: the fields where the sheep take their food will become wet land, and water-plants will take the place of grass. 8 And a highway will be there; its name will be, The Holy Way; the unclean and the sinner may not go over it, and those who go on it will not be turned out of the way by the foolish.
  • Isa 61:1-3 : 1 The spirit of the Lord is on me, because I am marked out by him to give good news to the poor; he has sent me to make the broken-hearted well, to say that the prisoners will be made free, and that those in chains will see the light again; 2 To give knowledge that the year of the Lord's good pleasure has come, and the day of punishment from our God; to give comfort to all who are sad; 3 To give them a fair head-dress in place of dust, the oil of joy in place of the clothing of grief, praise in place of sorrow; so that they may be named trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, and so that he may have glory.
  • Ezek 17:24 : 24 And it will be clear to all the trees of the field that I the Lord have made low the high tree and made high the low tree, drying up the green tree and making the dry tree full of growth; I the Lord have said it and have done it.
  • Luke 1:51-53 : 51 With his arm he has done acts of power; he has put to flight those who have pride in their hearts. 52 He has put down kings from their seats, lifting up on high the men of low degree. 53 Those who had no food he made full of good things; the men of wealth he sent away with nothing in their hands;
  • Heb 12:12-13 : 12 For this cause let the hands which are hanging down be lifted up, and let the feeble knees be made strong, 13 And make straight roads for your feet, so that the feeble may not be turned out of the way, but may be made strong.
  • Jas 1:9 : 9 But let the brother of low position be glad that he is lifted up;

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  • Isa 40:3-5
    3 verses
    94%

    3 A voice of one crying, Make ready in the waste land the way of the Lord, make level in the lowland a highway for our God.

    4 Let every valley be lifted up, and every mountain and hill be made low, and let the rough places become level, and the hilltops become a valley,

    5 And the glory of the Lord will be made clear, and all flesh will see it together, for the mouth of the Lord has said it.

  • Luke 3:3-4
    2 verses
    88%

    3 And he came into all the country round about Jordan, preaching baptism as a sign of forgiveness of sin for those whose hearts were changed.

    4 As it says in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, The voice of one crying in the waste land, Make ready the way of the Lord, make his roads straight.

  • Mark 1:2-3
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    81%

    2 Even as it is said in the book of Isaiah the prophet, See, I send my servant before your face, who will make ready your way;

    3 The voice of one crying in the waste land, Make ready the way of the Lord, make his roads straight;

  • Matt 3:1-3
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    79%

    1 And in those days John the Baptist came preaching in the waste land of Judaea,

    2 Saying, Let your hearts be turned from sin; for the kingdom of heaven is near.

    3 For this is he of whom Isaiah the prophet said, The voice of one crying in the waste land, Make ready the way of the Lord, make his roads straight.

  • Luke 3:6
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    6 And all flesh will see the salvation of God.

  • Isa 57:14
    76%

    14 And I will say, Make it high, make it high, get ready the way, take the stones out of the way of my people.

  • Isa 49:11
    74%

    11 And I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways will be lifted up.

  • John 1:23
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    23 He said, I am the voice of one crying in the waste land, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said Isaiah the prophet.

  • Isa 62:10
    73%

    10 Go through, go through the doors; make ready the way of the people; let the highway be lifted up; let the stones be taken away; let a flag be lifted up over the peoples.

  • Mic 1:4
    71%

    4 And the mountains will be turned to water under him, and the deep valleys will be broken open, like wax before the fire, like waters flowing down a slope.

  • Heb 12:13
    70%

    13 And make straight roads for your feet, so that the feeble may not be turned out of the way, but may be made strong.

  • Ps 72:3
    69%

    3 May the mountains give peace to the people, and the hills righteousness.

  • Matt 11:10
    69%

    10 This is he of whom it has been said, See, I send my servant before your face, who will make ready your way before you.

  • Luke 1:17
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    17 And he will go before his face in the spirit and power of Elijah, turning the hearts of fathers to their children, and wrongdoers to the way of righteousness; to make ready a people whose hearts have been turned to the Lord.

  • Matt 11:5
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    5 The blind see; those who were not able to, are walking; lepers are made clean; those who were without hearing, now have their ears open; the dead come to life again, and the poor have the good news given to them.

  • Matt 4:14
    69%

    14 So that the word of the prophet Isaiah might come true,

  • Zech 4:7
    69%

    7 Who are you, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel you will become level: and he will let all see the headstone, with cries of Grace, grace, to it.

  • Isa 35:8
    69%

    8 And a highway will be there; its name will be, The Holy Way; the unclean and the sinner may not go over it, and those who go on it will not be turned out of the way by the foolish.

  • Luke 1:76
    69%

    76 And you, child, will be named the prophet of the Most High: you will go before the face of the Lord, to make ready his ways;

  • Isa 2:14
    69%

    14 And on all the high mountains, and on all the hills which are lifted up;

  • Isa 35:5
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    5 Then the eyes of the blind will see, and the ears which are stopped will be open.

  • Isa 30:25
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    25 And there will be rivers and streams of water on every tall mountain and on every high hill, in the day when great numbers are put to the sword, when the towers come down.

  • Mic 3:12
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    12 For this reason, Zion will be ploughed like a field because of you, and Jerusalem will become a mass of broken walls, and the mountain of the house like a high place in the woods.

  • Isa 35:3
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    3 Make strong the feeble hands, give support to the shaking knees.

  • Zech 14:4
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    4 And in that day his feet will be on the Mount of Olives, which is opposite Jerusalem on the east, and the Mount of Olives will be parted in the middle to the east and to the west, forming a very great valley; and half the mountain will be moved to the north and half of it to the south.

  • Isa 5:15
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    15 And the poor man's head is bent, and the great man goes down on his face, and the eyes of pride are put to shame:

  • Isa 25:12
    68%

    12 And the strong tower of your walls has been broken by him, made low, and crushed even to the dust.

  • Isa 45:2
    68%

    2 I will go before you, and make the rough places level: the doors of brass will be broken, and the iron rods cut in two:

  • Isa 25:7
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    7 And in this mountain he will put an end to the shade covering the face of all peoples, and the veil which is stretched over all nations.

  • Joel 3:18
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    18 Put in the blade, for the grain is ready: come, get you down, for the wine-crusher is full, the vessels are overflowing; for great is their evil-doing.

  • Isa 2:2
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    2 And it will come about in the last days, that the mountain of the Lord will be placed on the top of the mountains, and be lifted up over the hills; and all nations will come to it.

  • Luke 7:27
    68%

    27 This is he of whom it has been said, See, I send my servant before your face, who will make ready your way before you.

  • Isa 7:25
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    25 And they will send out the oxen and the sheep on all the hills which before were worked with the spade, ... fear of blackberries and thorns.

  • Rev 6:14
    67%

    14 And the heaven was taken away like the roll of a book when it is rolled up; and all the mountains and islands were moved out of their places.

  • Isa 55:12
    67%

    12 For you will go out with joy, and be guided in peace: the mountains and the hills will make melody before you, and all the trees of the fields will make sounds of joy.

  • Luke 1:79
    67%

    79 To give light to those in dark places, and in the shade of death, so that our feet may be guided into the way of peace.

  • Isa 42:15-16
    2 verses
    67%

    15 I will make waste mountains and hills, drying up all their plants; and I will make rivers dry, and pools dry land.

    16 And I will take the blind by a way of which they had no knowledge, guiding them by roads strange to them: I will make the dark places light before them, and the rough places level. These things will I do and will not give them up.

  • 2 Kgs 3:16
    67%

    16 And he said, The Lord says, I will make this valley full of water-holes.

  • Luke 3:9
    67%

    9 And even now the axe is put to the root of the trees; and every tree which does not have good fruit will be cut down and put into the fire.

  • Matt 12:17
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    17 So that what was said by Isaiah the prophet might come true,

  • Matt 3:10
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    10 And even now the axe is put to the root of the trees; every tree then which does not give good fruit is cut down, and put into the fire.

  • Luke 4:18
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    18 The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because I am marked out by him to give good news to the poor; he has sent me to make well those who are broken-hearted; to say that the prisoners will be let go, and the blind will see, and to make the wounded free from their chains,