Luke 3:5

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Every valley will be filled, and every mountain and hill will be made low; the crooked paths will become straight, and the rough ways will be made smooth,

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  • Isa 42:16 : 16 I will lead the blind by a way they did not know; along unfamiliar paths, I will guide them. I will turn darkness before them into light and make the rough places level. These are the things I will do, and I will not abandon them.
  • Isa 45:2 : 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.
  • Isa 49:11 : 11 I will turn all my mountains into roads, and my highways will be raised up.
  • Isa 40:4 : 4 Every valley shall be raised up, every mountain and hill made low; the rough ground shall become level, the rugged places a plain.
  • Isa 2:11-17 : 11 The haughty eyes of mankind will be brought low, and humanity's pride will be humbled. The Lord alone will be exalted on that day. 12 For the day of the Lord of hosts will come against all who are proud and arrogant, against all who are exalted—they will be humbled. 13 It will come against all the cedars of Lebanon, tall and lofty, and against all the oaks of Bashan. 14 It will come against all the high mountains and against all the lofty hills. 15 It will come against every high tower and every fortified wall. 16 It will come against all the ships of Tarshish and against all the beautiful vessels. 17 The pride of mankind will be bowed down, and human arrogance will be humbled. The Lord alone will be exalted on that day.
  • Isa 35:6-8 : 6 Then the lame will leap like a deer, and the tongue of the mute will sing for joy. For waters will break forth in the wilderness and streams in the desert. 7 The burning sand will become a pool, and the thirsty ground springs of water. In the habitation of jackals, where they lie, grass will grow with reeds and rushes. 8 And there will be a highway there, called the Way of Holiness. The unclean will not travel on it, but it will be for those who walk in that way—fools shall not wander astray.
  • Isa 61:1-3 : 1 The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and release to the prisoners. 2 To proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor and the day of our God’s vengeance, to comfort all who mourn. 3 To provide for those who mourn in Zion—giving them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, a garment of praise instead of a spirit of faintness. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the Lord to display His splendor.
  • Ezek 17:24 : 24 Then all the trees of the field will know that I, the LORD, bring down the tall tree and make the low tree grow tall. I dry up the green tree and make the dry tree flourish. I, the LORD, have spoken, and I will do it.’
  • Luke 1:51-53 : 51 He has shown strength with His arm; He has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts. 52 He has brought down rulers from their thrones and exalted the humble. 53 He has filled the hungry with good things and sent the rich away empty.
  • Heb 12:12-13 : 12 Therefore, strengthen your drooping hands and your weak knees. 13 Make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be put out of joint but rather be healed.
  • Jas 1:9 : 9 Let the lowly brother boast in his exaltation,

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    3A voice of one calling: In the wilderness prepare the way for the Lord; make straight in the desert a highway for our God.

    4Every valley shall be raised up, every mountain and hill made low; the rough ground shall become level, the rugged places 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.

  • Luke 3:3-4
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    3And he went into all the region around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins,

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  • Mark 1:2-3
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    2As it is written in the prophets: 'See, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way before you.'

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    1At that time, John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea,

    2and saying, 'Repent, because the kingdom of heaven has come near.'

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    14And it will be said: 'Build up, build up, prepare the road! Remove the obstacles out of the way of my people.'

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    11I will turn all my mountains into roads, and my highways will be raised up.

  • John 1:23
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    23He replied, 'I am the voice of one calling in the wilderness, “Make straight the way for the Lord,” as the prophet Isaiah said.'

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    10Pass through, pass through the gates! Clear the way for the people. Build up, build up the highway; remove the stones. Raise a banner for the nations!

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    4The mountains will melt beneath Him, and the valleys will split open like wax before the fire, like water cascading down a slope.

  • Heb 12:13
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    13Make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be put out of joint but rather be healed.

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    3The mountains will bring peace to the people, and the hills will bring it in righteousness.

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    10This is the one about whom it is written: 'Behold, I send My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way before You.'

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    17And he will go before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of fathers to their children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous, to prepare a people fit for the Lord.

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    5The blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have the good news proclaimed to them.

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    14This was to fulfill what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying:

  • Zech 4:7
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    7Who are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel, you will become a plain. He will bring out the capstone with shouts of 'Grace, grace to it!'

  • Isa 35:8
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    8And there will be a highway there, called the Way of Holiness. The unclean will not travel on it, but it will be for those who walk in that way—fools shall not wander astray.

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    76And you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High, for you will go before the Lord to prepare His ways,

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    14It will come against all the high mountains and against all the lofty hills.

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    5Then the eyes of the blind will be opened, and the ears of the deaf will be unstopped.

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    15So humanity will be humbled, and people will be brought low; even the eyes of the arrogant will be humbled.

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    12He will demolish the high fortress of your walls, bring it down to the ground, to the very dust.

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    2I will go before you and level the mountains; I will break down the gates of bronze and cut through the bars of iron.

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    18In that day, the mountains will drip with sweet wine, the hills will flow with milk, and all the streams of Judah will run with water. A fountain will flow out of the house of the LORD and water the Valley of Acacias.

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    2In the last days, the mountain of the Lord's house will be firmly established at the top of the mountains, lifted above the hills, and all nations will flow to it.

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    15I will lay waste the mountains and hills and dry up all their vegetation. I will turn rivers into islands and dry up the pools.

    16I will lead the blind by a way they did not know; along unfamiliar paths, I will guide them. I will turn darkness before them into light and make the rough places level. These are the things I will do, and I will not abandon them.

  • 2 Kgs 3:16
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    16And he said, "This is what the LORD says: Make this valley full of ditches."

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    9The axe is already laid at the root of the trees, so every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.

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    17This was to fulfill what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet:

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    10Even now the axe is laid at the root of the trees. Therefore, every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.

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