Isaiah 40:4

KJV1611 – Modern English

Every valley shall be raised up, and every mountain and hill made low; the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places smooth;

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Other Translations

  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard 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:

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Every valley{H1516} shall be exalted,{H5375} and every mountain{H2022} and hill{H1389} shall be made low;{H8213} and the uneven{H6121} shall be made level,{H4334} and the rough places{H7406} a plain:{H1237}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Every valley{H1516} shall be exalted{H5375}{(H8735)}, and every mountain{H2022} and hill{H1389} shall be made low{H8213}{(H8799)}: and the crooked{H6121} shall be made straight{H4334}, and the rough places{H7406} plain{H1237}:

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Let all valleis be exalted, and euery mountayne and hill be layde lowe. What so is croked, let it be made straight, and let the rough places be made playne feldes.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Euery valley shall be exalted, and euery mountaine and hill shall be made lowe: and the crooked shalbe streight, & the rough places plaine.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

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

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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:

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    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:

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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:

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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:

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    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,

  • World English Bible (2000)

    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.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    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.

Referenced Verses

  • Luke 3:5 : 5 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 shall be made smooth;
  • Ezek 21:26 : 26 Thus says the Lord GOD; Remove the diadem, and take off the crown: this shall not be the same: exalt him that is low, and abase him that is high.
  • Isa 2:12-15 : 12 For the day of the LORD of hosts shall be upon everyone that is proud and lofty, and upon everyone that is lifted up, and he shall be brought low: 13 And upon all the cedars of Lebanon, that are high and lifted up, and upon all the oaks of Bashan, 14 And upon all the high mountains, and upon all the hills that are lifted up, 15 And upon every high tower, and upon every fortified wall,
  • Isa 45:2 : 2 I will go before you, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of bronze, and cut through the bars of iron.
  • Isa 42:15-16 : 15 I will lay waste the mountains and hills, and dry up all their herbs; and I will make the rivers islands, and I will dry up the pools. 16 And I will bring the blind by a way they do not know; I will lead them in paths 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.
  • Job 40:11-13 : 11 Cast afar the rage of your wrath; and behold everyone that is proud, and abase him. 12 Look on everyone that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place. 13 Hide them in the dust together; and bind their faces in secret.
  • Luke 18:14 : 14 I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for everyone who exalts himself shall be humbled; and he who humbles himself shall be exalted.
  • Luke 1:52-53 : 52 He has put down the mighty from their thrones, and exalted the lowly. 53 He has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich He has sent away empty.
  • Ps 113:7-8 : 7 He raises up the poor out of the dust, and lifts the needy out of the ash heap; 8 That He may set them with princes, even with the princes of His people.
  • Isa 42:11 : 11 Let the wilderness and its cities lift up their voice, the villages that Kedar inhabits: let the inhabitants of the rock sing, let them shout from the top of the mountains.
  • 1 Sam 2:8 : 8 He raises up the poor from the dust, and lifts up the needy from the ashes, 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 has set the world upon them.
  • Ezek 17:24 : 24 And all the trees of the field shall know that I the LORD have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green tree, and have made the dry tree flourish: I the LORD have spoken and have done it.
  • Prov 2:15 : 15 Whose ways are crooked, and who are perverse in their paths:

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