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Isaiah 40:4
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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.
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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:
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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].
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Verse Text
Every valleyH1516 shall be exaltedH5375, and every mountainH2022 and hillH1389 shall be made lowH8213: and the crookedH6121 shall be made straightH4334, and the rough placesH7406 plainH1237:
כָּל־גֶּיא יִנָּשֵׂא וְכָל־הַר וְגִבְעָה יִשְׁפָּלוּ וְהָיָה הֶעָקֹב לְמִישֹׁור וְהָרְכָסִים לְבִקְעָה׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
כָּל |
kol- | H3605 | HNcmsc | every |
גֶּיא֙ |
gei' | H1516 | HNcbsa | valley |
יִנָּשֵׂ֔א |
yi.na.Se' | H5375 | HVNi3ms | it will be lifted up |
וְ/כָל |
ve./khol | H3605 | HC/Ncmsc | and/ every |
הַ֥ר |
har | H2022 | HNcmsa | mountain |
וְ/גִבְעָ֖ה |
ve./giv.'Ah | H1389 | HC/Ncfsa | and/ hill |
יִשְׁפָּ֑לוּ |
yish.Pa.lu | H8213 | HVqi3mp | they will become low |
וְ/הָיָ֤ה |
ve./ha.Yah | H1961 | HC/Vqq3ms | and/ it will become |
הֶֽ/עָקֹב֙ |
he./'a.Ko | H6121 | HTd/Ncmsa | the/ steep (place) |
לְ/מִישׁ֔וֹר |
le./mi.Shor | H4334 | HR/Ncmsa | (into)/ level ground |
וְ/הָ/רְכָסִ֖ים |
ve./ha./re.kha.Sim | H7406 | HC/Td/Ncmpa | and/ the/ rough places |
לְ/בִקְעָֽה |
le./vik.'Ah | H1237 | HR/Ncfsa | (into)/ a plain |
- H1237 — בִּקְעָה (biqʻâh, bik-aw'): from בָּקַע; properly, a split, i.e. a wide level valley between mountains; plain, valley.
- H1389 — גִּבְעָה (gibʻâh, ghib-aw'): feminine from the same as גֶּבַע; a hillock; hill, little hill.
- H1516 — גַּיְא (gayʼ, gah'-ee): 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.
- H2022 — הַר (har, har): a shortened form of הָרָר; a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively); hill (country), mount(-ain), [idiom] promotion.
- H4334 — מִישׁוֹר (mîyshôwr, mee-shore'): 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.
- H5375 — נָשָׂא (nâsâʼ, naw-saw'): 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.
- H6121 — עָקֹב (ʻâqôb, aw-kobe'): from עָקַב; in the original sense, a knoll (as swelling up); in the denominative sense; (transitive) fraudulent or (intransitive) tracked; crooked, deceitful, polluted.
- H7406 — רֶכֶס (rekeç, reh'-kes): from רָכַס; a mountain ridge (as of tied summits); rough place.
- H8213 — שָׁפֵל (shâphêl, shaw-fale'): 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).
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H1961 — הָיָה (hâyâh, haw-yaw): a primitive root (compare הָוָא); to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary); beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.
- H3605 — כֹּל (kôl, kole): or (Jeremiah 33:8) כּוֹל; from כָּלַל; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense); (in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).
Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)
- and the — Proverbs 2:15, Isaiah 42:16, Isaiah 45:2
- every mountain — Job 40:11-13, Isaiah 2:12-15
- valley — 1 Samuel 2:8, Psalms 113:7-8, Isaiah 42:11, Isaiah 42:15-16, Ezekiel 17:24, Ezekiel 21:26, Luke 1:52-53, Luke 3:5, Luke 18:14
Reciprocal references (11): Ecclesiastes 1:15, Isaiah 2:14, Isaiah 11:16, Isaiah 35:8, Isaiah 43:19, Isaiah 49:11, Jeremiah 31:9, Zechariah 4:7, Zechariah 14:10, Hebrews 12:13, 1 Peter 5:6
Related Topics
- Thompson Chain: HELPS-HINDRANCES, VALLEYS
- Torrey’s: HIGHWAYS, MOUNTAINS
- Nave’s: CHURCH, GENTILES, HIGHWAYS, JESUS, THE CHRIST, PROPHECY, QUOTATIONS AND ALLUSIONS, READINGS, SELECT, STRAIGHT
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