King James Version:
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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:
Complete Jewish Bible:
Let every valley be filled in, every mountain and hill lowered, the bumpy places made level and the crags become a plain.
Berean Standard Bible:
Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill made low; the uneven ground will become smooth, and the rugged land a plain.
American Standard Version:
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:
KJV 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 crooked{H6121} shall be made straight{H4334}, and the rough places{H7406} plain{H1237}:
Cross-References (KJV):
Luke 3:5
- Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways [shall be] made smooth;
Ezekiel 21:26
- Thus saith 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.
Luke 18:14
- I tell you, this man went down to his house justified [rather] than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
Isaiah 45:2
- I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron:
Isaiah 42:15
- I will make waste mountains and hills, and dry up all their herbs; and I will make the rivers islands, and I will dry up the pools.
Isaiah 42:16
- And I will bring the blind by a way [that] they knew not; I will lead them in paths [that] 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.
Ezekiel 17:24
- 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 to flourish: I the LORD have spoken and have done [it].
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Commentary for Isaiah 40:4
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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:
Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)
- Strong's Number: H1516
There are 54 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: גַּיְא
Transliteration: gayʼ
Pronunciation: gah'-ee
Description: or (shortened) גַּי; probably (by transmutation) from the same root as גֵּוָה (abbreviated); a gorge (from its lofty sides; hence, narrow, but not a gully or winter-torrent); valley. - Strong's Number: H5375
There are 611 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: נָשָׂא
Transliteration: nâsâʼ
Pronunciation: naw-saw'
Description: or נָסָה; (Psalm 4:6 (אֲבַד)), a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative; accept, advance, arise, (able to, (armor), suffer to) bear(-er, up), bring (forth), burn, carry (away), cast, contain, desire, ease, exact, exalt (self), extol, fetch, forgive, furnish, further, give, go on, help, high, hold up, honorable ([phrase] man), lade, lay, lift (self) up, lofty, marry, magnify, [idiom] needs, obtain, pardon, raise (up), receive, regard, respect, set (up), spare, stir up, [phrase] swear, take (away, up), [idiom] utterly, wear, yield. - Strong's Number: H2022
There are 485 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: הַר
Transliteration: har
Pronunciation: har
Description: a shortened form of הָרָר; a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively); hill (country), mount(-ain), [idiom] promotion. - Strong's Number: H1389
There are 69 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: גִּבְעָה
Transliteration: gibʻâh
Pronunciation: ghib-aw'
Description: feminine from the same as גֶּבַע; a hillock; hill, little hill. - Strong's Number: H8213
There are 27 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: שָׁפֵל
Transliteration: shâphêl
Pronunciation: shaw-fale'
Description: a primitive root; to depress or sink (expectation figuratively, to humiliate, intransitive or transitive); abase, bring (cast, put) down, debase, humble (self), be (bring, lay, make, put) low(-er). - Strong's Number: H6121
There are 3 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: עָקֹב
Transliteration: ʻâqôb
Pronunciation: aw-kobe'
Description: from עָקַב; in the original sense, a knoll (as swelling up); in the denominative sense; (transitive) fraudulent or (intransitive) tracked; crooked, deceitful, polluted. - Strong's Number: H4334
There are 23 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: מִישׁוֹר
Transliteration: mîyshôwr
Pronunciation: mee-shore'
Description: or מִישֹׁר; from יָשַׁר; a level, i.e. a plain (often used (with the article prefix) as a proper name of certain districts); figuratively, concord; also straightness, i.e. (figuratively) justice (sometimes adverbially, justly); equity, even place, plain, right(-eously), (made) straight, uprightness. - Strong's Number: H7406
There are 1 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: רֶכֶס
Transliteration: rekeç
Pronunciation: reh'-kes
Description: from רָכַס; a mountain ridge (as of tied summits); rough place. - Strong's Number: H1237
There are 20 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: בִּקְעָה
Transliteration: biqʻâh
Pronunciation: bik-aw'
Description: from בָּקַע; properly, a split, i.e. a wide level valley between mountains; plain, valley.