Luke 3:5

Bishops' Bible (1568)

Euery valley shalbe fylled, and euery mountayne & hyll shalbe brought lowe: And thynges that be croked, shalbe made strayght, and the rough wayes shalbe made playne.

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  • Isa 42:16 : 16 I wyll bryng the blinde into a streete that they know not, and leade them into a foote path that they are ignoraunt in: I shall make darknesse light before them, and the thing that is crooked to be straight: These things haue I done vnto them, and not forsaken them.
  • Isa 45:2 : 2 I wyll go before thee, and make the crooked straigth: I shall breake the brasen doores, and burst the iron barres.
  • Isa 49:11 : 11 I wyll make wayes vpon all my mountaynes, and my footpathes shalbe exalted.
  • Isa 40:4 : 4 All valleys shalbe exalted, and euery mountayne and hyll layde lowe: what so is croked shalbe made strayght, and the rough shalbe made playne.
  • Isa 2:11-17 : 11 The high lookes of man shalbe brought lowe, and the hautinesse of men shalbe bowed downe: and the Lorde alone shalbe exalted in that day. 12 For the day of the Lorde of hoastes shalbe vpon all the proude, loftie, and vpon all that is exalted, and he shalbe brought lowe: 13 And vpon all high and stout Cedar trees of Libanus, and vpon all the okes of Basan. 14 And vpon all the high mountaynes, and vpon all the high hilles, 15 And vpon euery high towre, and vpon euery fenced wall, 16 And vpon all the shippes of Tharsis, and vpon all pictures of pleasure. 17 And the pride of man shalbe brought downe, and the loftinesse of men shalbe made lowe, and the Lorde alone shalbe exalted in that day:
  • Isa 35:6-8 : 6 Then shall the lame men leape as an Hart, & the dumbe mans tongue shall geue thankes: for in the wildernesse there shall welles spryng, and fluddes of water in the desert. 7 The drye grounde shal turne to riuers, and the thirstie to sprynges of water: wheras dragons dwelt afore, there shal growe sweete flowres & greene russhes. 8 There shalbe foote pathes & common streetes, this shalbe called the holy way: no vncleane person shall go through it, for the Lorde hym selfe shall go with them that way, and the wayfayrer nor ignoraunt shall not erre.
  • Isa 61:1-3 : 1 The spirite of the Lord is vpon me: for the Lord hath annoynted me, and sent me to preache good tidinges vnto the poore, that I might binde vp the wounded heartes, that I might preache deliueraunce to the captiue, and open the prison to the that are bounde: 2 That I might declare the acceptable yere of the Lorde, and the day of the vengeaunce of our God: that I might comfort all them that are in heauinesse: 3 That I might geue vnto them that mourne in Sion, that I might geue I say beautie in steede of asshes, ioyfull oyntment for sighing, pleasaunt rayment for an heauie minde, that they might be called trees of righteousnesse, a planting of the Lorde for hym to reioyce in.
  • Ezek 17:24 : 24 And all the trees of the fielde shall knowe that I the Lorde haue brought downe the hye tree, and exalted the lowe tree, that I haue dryed vp the greene tree, and made the drye tree to florishe, euen I the Lorde that spake it, haue also brought it to passe.
  • Luke 1:51-53 : 51 He hath shewed stregth with his arme, he hath scattered them that are proude, in the imagination of their heartes. 52 He hath put downe the myghtie fro their seates, and exalted them of lowe degree. 53 He hath fylled the hungry with good thynges, & sent away the riche emptie.
  • Heb 12:12-13 : 12 Strayghten vp therfore the handes which were let downe, and the weake knees: 13 And make ryght steppes vnto your feete, lest that which is haltyng, turne you out of the way: but let it rather be healed.
  • Jas 1:9 : 9 Let the brother of lowe degree, reioyce in that he is exalted:

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    3 A voyce crieth in wildernesse: Prepare the way of the Lorde, make strayght the path of our God in the desert.

    4 All valleys shalbe exalted, and euery mountayne and hyll layde lowe: what so is croked shalbe made strayght, and the rough shalbe made playne.

    5 For the glorie of the Lorde shall appeare, for all fleshe shall at once see that the mouth of the Lorde hath spoken it.

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  • Mark 1:2-3
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    2 As it hath ben written in the prophetes: Beholde, I sende my messenger before thy face, whiche shall prepare thy waye before thee.

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  • Matt 3:1-3
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    1 In those dayes, came Iohn the Baptist, preachyng in the wyldernesse of Iurie, and saying.

    2 Repent, for the kingdome of heauen is at hande.

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    11 I wyll make wayes vpon all my mountaynes, and my footpathes shalbe exalted.

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    4 The mountaines shal melt vnder him, and the valleyes shall cleaue a sunder, lyke as wax melteth before the fire, and as the waters runne downeward.

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