Isaiah 40:4

Every valley shall be exalted, 2 and every mountain and hill shall be made low. 2 The uneven shall be made level, 2 and the rough places a plain. 1

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In The King James 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:

In Context

3+ 40:3 (context 40:3-5) MP: A messenger is sent by God to comfort Israel by announcing and preparing a way for the Messiah. (See also Mal 3:1). (Matt 3:1-5; Mark 1:4; John 1:22-23) The voice of one who calls out, 2 + 40:3. MP: Messiah has the titles of Yahweh and God associated with him (similar to the Angel of Yahweh in Ex 23:20-21). (See also Index of The Angel of Yahweh). (John 1:14) “Prepare the way of Adonai in the wilderness! 2 + 40:3 c MP: Messiah is associated with God. God is associated with Messiah. (Mark 1:3-4) Make a level highway in the desert for + 40:3. Quoted in Matt 3:3; Mark 1:2-3; Luke 1:76 our God. 1

5Adonai’s kavod ·weighty glory· shall be revealed, 2 and all flesh shall see it + 40:5. (3-5) Quoted in Luke 3:4-6 together; 2 for the mouth of Adonai has spoken it.” 1

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Cross References

Proverbs 2:15who are crooked in their ways, 2 and wayward in their paths: 1

Isaiah 42:11Let the wilderness and its cities raise their voices, 2 with the villages that Kedar inhabits. 2 Let the inhabitants of Sela sing. 2 Let them shout from the top of the mountains! 1

Isaiah 42:16I will bring the blind by a way that they don’t know. 2 I will lead them in paths that they don’t know. 2 I will make darkness light before them, 2 and crooked places straight. 2 I will do these things, 2 and I will not forsake them. 1

Isaiah 62:10Go through, go through the gates! 2 Prepare the way of the people! 1 Build up, build up the highway! 2 Gather out the stones! 2 Lift up a banner for the peoples. 1

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 40:4-9

Evangelical Predictions. ( b. c. 708.) 3 The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord , make straight in the desert a highway for our God. 4 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: 5 And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it. 6 The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is… Read the whole commentary →

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