Luke 3:5

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be made low, and the crooked shall become straightness, and the rough become smooth ways;

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  • Isa 42:16 : 16 And I have caused the blind to go, In a way they have not known, In paths they have not known I cause them to tread, I make a dark place before them become light, And unlevelled places become a plain, These `are' the things I have done to them, And I have not forsaken them.
  • Isa 45:2 : 2 `I go before thee, and crooked places make straight, Two-leaved doors of brass I shiver, And bars of iron I cut asunder,
  • Isa 49:11 : 11 And I have made all My mountains for a way, And My highways are lifted up.
  • Isa 40:4 : 4 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.
  • Isa 2:11-17 : 11 The haughty eyes of man have been humbled, And bowed down hath been the loftiness of men, And set on high hath Jehovah alone been in that day. 12 For a day `is' to Jehovah of Hosts, For every proud and high one, And for every lifted up and low one, 13 And for all cedars of Lebanon, The high and the exalted ones, And for all oaks of Bashan, 14 And for all the high mountains, And for all the exalted heights, 15 And for every high tower, And for every fenced wall, 16 And for all ships of Tarshish, And for all desirable pictures. 17 And bowed down hath been the haughtiness of man, And humbled the loftiness of men, And set on high hath Jehovah alone been in that day.
  • Isa 35:6-8 : 6 Then leap as a hart doth the lame, And sing doth the tongue of the dumb, For broken up in a wilderness have been waters, And streams in a desert. 7 And the mirage hath become a pond, And the thirsty land fountains of waters, In the habitation of dragons, Its place of couching down, a court for reed and rush. 8 And a highway hath been there, and a way, And the `way of holiness' is called to it, Not pass over it doth the unclean, And He Himself `is' by them, Whoso is going in the way -- even fools err not.
  • Isa 61:1-3 : 1 The Spirit of the Lord Jehovah `is' on me, Because Jehovah did anoint me To proclaim tidings to the humble, He sent me to bind the broken of heart, To proclaim to captives liberty, And to bound ones an opening of bands. 2 To proclaim the year of the good pleasure of Jehovah, And the day of vengeance of our God, To comfort all mourners. 3 To appoint to mourners in Zion, To give to them beauty instead of ashes, The oil of joy instead of mourning, A covering of praise for a spirit of weakness, And He is calling to them, `Trees of righteousness, The planting of Jehovah -- to be beautified.'
  • Ezek 17:24 : 24 And known have all trees of the field That I, Jehovah, have made low the high tree, I have set on high the low tree, I have dried up the moist tree, And I have caused the dry tree to flourish, I, Jehovah, have spoken, and have done `it'!'
  • Luke 1:51-53 : 51 He did powerfully with His arm, He scattered abroad the proud in the thought of their heart, 52 He brought down the mighty from thrones, And He exalted the lowly, 53 The hungry He did fill with good, And the rich He sent away empty,
  • Heb 12:12-13 : 12 Wherefore, the hanging-down hands and the loosened knees set ye up; 13 and straight paths make for your feet, that that which is lame may not be turned aside, but rather be healed;
  • Jas 1:9 : 9 And let the brother who is low rejoice in his exaltation,

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    3A voice is crying -- in a wilderness -- Prepare ye the way of Jehovah, Make straight in a desert a highway to our God.

    4Every 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.

    5And revealed hath been the honour of Jehovah, And seen `it' have all flesh together, For the mouth of Jehovah hath spoken.

  • Luke 3:3-4
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    3and he came to all the region round the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of reformation -- to remission of sins,

    4as it hath been written in the scroll of the words of Isaiah the prophet, saying, `A voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, straight make ye His paths;

  • Mark 1:2-3
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    81%

    2As it hath been written in the prophets, `Lo, I send My messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee,' --

    3`A voice of one calling in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, straight make ye his paths,' --

  • Matt 3:1-3
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    1And in those days cometh John the Baptist, proclaiming in the wilderness of Judea,

    2and saying, `Reform, for come nigh hath the reign of the heavens,'

    3for this is he who was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying, `A voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, straight make ye His paths.'

  • Luke 3:6
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    6and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.'

  • Isa 57:14
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    14And he hath said, `Raise up, raise up, prepare a way, Lift a stumbling-block out of the way of My people.'

  • Isa 49:11
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    11And I have made all My mountains for a way, And My highways are lifted up.

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

  • Isa 62:10
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    10Pass ye on, pass on through the gates, Prepare ye the way of the people, Raise up, raise up the highway, clear it from stones, Lift up an ensign over the peoples.

  • Mic 1:4
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    4Melted have been the mountains under Him, And the valleys do rend themselves, As wax from the presence of fire, As waters cast down by a slope.

  • Heb 12:13
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    13and straight paths make for your feet, that that which is lame may not be turned aside, but rather be healed;

  • Ps 72:3
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    3The mountains bear peace to the people, And the heights by righteousness.

  • Matt 11:10
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    10for this is he of whom it hath been written, Lo, I do send My messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee.

  • Luke 1:17
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    17and he shall go before Him, in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn hearts of fathers unto children, and disobedient ones to the wisdom of righteous ones, to make ready for the Lord, a people prepared.'

  • Matt 11:5
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    5blind receive sight, and lame walk, lepers are cleansed, and deaf hear, dead are raised, and poor have good news proclaimed,

  • Matt 4:14
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    14that it might be fulfilled that was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,

  • Zech 4:7
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    7Who `art' thou, O great mountain Before Zerubbabel -- for a plain! And he hath brought forth the top-stone, Cries of Grace, grace -- `are' to it.'

  • Isa 35:8
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    8And a highway hath been there, and a way, And the `way of holiness' is called to it, Not pass over it doth the unclean, And He Himself `is' by them, Whoso is going in the way -- even fools err not.

  • Luke 1:76
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    76And thou, child, Prophet of the Highest Shalt thou be called; For thou shalt go before the face of the Lord, To prepare His ways.

  • Isa 2:14
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    14And for all the high mountains, And for all the exalted heights,

  • Isa 35:5
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    5Then opened are eyes of the blind, And ears of the deaf are unstopped,

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    25And there hath been on every high mount, And on every exalted hill, Rivulets -- streams of waters, In a day of much slaughter, in the falling of towers.

  • Mic 3:12
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    12Therefore, for your sake, Zion is ploughed a field, and Jerusalem is heaps, And the mount of the house `is' for high places of a forest!

  • Isa 35:3
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    3Strengthen ye the feeble hands, Yea, the stumbling knees strengthen.

  • Zech 14:4
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    4And stood have His feet, in that day, On the mount of Olives, That `is' before Jerusalem eastward, And cleft hath been the mount of Olives at its midst, To the east, and to the west, a very great valley, And removed hath the half of the mount towards the north. And its half towards the south.

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    15And bowed down is the low, and humbled the high, And the eyes of the haughty become low,

  • Isa 25:12
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    12And the fortress of the high place of thy walls He hath bowed down -- He hath made low, He hath caused `it' to come to the earth, -- unto dust.

  • Isa 45:2
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    2`I go before thee, and crooked places make straight, Two-leaved doors of brass I shiver, And bars of iron I cut asunder,

  • Isa 25:7
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    7And swallowed up hath He in this mountain The face of the wrapping that is wrapped over all the peoples, And of the covering that is spread over all the nations.

  • Joel 3:18
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    18And it hath come to pass, in that day, Drop down do the mountains juice, And the hills do flow `with' milk, And all streams of Judah do go `with' water, And a fountain from the house of Jehovah goeth forth, And hath watered the valley of Shittim.

  • Isa 2:2
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    2And it hath come to pass, In the latter end of the days, Established is the mount of Jehovah's house, Above the top of the mounts, And it hath been lifted up above the heights, And flowed unto it have all the nations.

  • Luke 7:27
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    27this is he concerning whom it hath been written, Lo, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee;

  • Isa 7:25
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    25And all the hills that with a mattock are kept in order, Thither cometh not the fear of brier and thorn, And it hath been for the sending forth of ox, And for the treading of sheep!'

  • Rev 6:14
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    14and heaven departed as a scroll rolled up, and every mountain and island -- out of their places they were moved;

  • Isa 55:12
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    12For with joy ye go forth, And with peace ye are brought in, The mountains and the hills Break forth before you `with' singing, And all trees of the field clap the hand.

  • Luke 1:79
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    79To give light to those sitting in darkness and death-shade, To guide our feet to a way of peace.'

  • Isa 42:15-16
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    15I make waste mountains and hills, And all their herbs I dry up, And I have made rivers become isles, And ponds I dry up.

    16And I have caused the blind to go, In a way they have not known, In paths they have not known I cause them to tread, I make a dark place before them become light, And unlevelled places become a plain, These `are' the things I have done to them, And I have not forsaken them.

  • 2 Kgs 3:16
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    16and he saith, `Thus said Jehovah, Make this valley ditches -- ditches;

  • Luke 3:9
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    9and already also the axe unto the root of the trees is laid, every tree, therefore, not making good fruit is cut down, and to fire it is cast.'

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    17that it might be fulfilled that was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,

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    10and now also, the axe unto the root of the trees is laid, every tree therefore not bearing good fruit is hewn down, and to fire is cast.

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